Which to use
“intentamos” and “intentas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,689
- “intentamos” frequency rank
- #11,799
- “intentas” frequency rank
- 22488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentamos | intentas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de intentar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentamos and intentas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: intentamos vs intentas
A purely visual mix-up. intentamos ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪amos]) and intentas ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentamos is recorded at frequency rank #10,689, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪amos]. intentas is at rank #11,799, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22488, this pair ranks #250,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentamos vs intentas
Shared letters: aeinst. Private to "intentamos": mo. Private to "intentas": -.
"intentamos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intentas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentamos ← inetntamos · inntentamos · intenatmos · intenntamos · intentammos · intentamoss · intentamso · intentaoms
- intentas ← inetntas · inntentas · intenats · intenntas · intentass · intentsa · intenttas · intetnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intentamos" for "intentas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "intentamos" vs "intentas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentamos" and "intentas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingentes vs intentas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #250,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.