Which to use
“intentan” and “intentaran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,120
- “intentan” frequency rank
- #44,799
- “intentaran” frequency rank
- 49919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentan | intentaran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentan and intentaran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentan and intentaran
A purely visual mix-up. intentan ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]) and intentaran ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]) 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 49919, 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]. intentaran is at rank #44,799, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn].
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 49919, this pair ranks #106,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intentan vs intentaran
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "intentan": -. Private to "intentaran": r.
"intentan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intentaran" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentan ← inetntan · inntentan · intenatn · intenntan · intentann · intentna · intenttan · intetnan
- intentaran ← inetntaran · inntentaran · intenatran · intenntaran · intentaarn · intentarann · intentarna · intentarran
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intentan" and "intentaran" 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 "intentaran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentan" and "intentaran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentaran vs intentaría". 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 #106,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.