Which to use
“intentan” and “intentar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,120
- “intentan” frequency rank
- #1,820
- “intentar” frequency rank
- 6940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentan | intentar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar. | Prepararse para hacer algo, tomar las medidas necesarias y hacer el esfuerzo para conseguirlo. |
Where the eye mixes intentan and intentar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intentan with intentar
A purely visual mix-up. intentan ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]) and intentar ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “intentan” becomes r in “intentar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentan is recorded at frequency rank #5,120, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]. intentar is at rank #1,820, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 6940, this pair ranks #309,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentan vs intentar
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "intentan": -. Private to "intentar": r.
"intentan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intentar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intentan" and "intentar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "intentan" vs "intentar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intentan" and "intentar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentan" and "intentar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentan vs inventen". 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 #309,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.