Which to use
“intentan” and “intenten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,120
- “intentan” frequency rank
- #15,647
- “intenten” frequency rank
- 20767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentan | intenten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentan and intenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentan and intenten
A purely visual mix-up. intentan ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ãn]) and intenten ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 - a in “intentan” becomes e in “intenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20767, 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]. intenten is at rank #15,647, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ẽn].
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 20767, this pair ranks #257,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentan vs intenten
Shared letters: eint. Private to "intentan": a. Private to "intenten": -.
"intentan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intenten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intentan" and "intenten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intentan" or "intenten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intentan" and "intenten" 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 "intenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentan" and "intenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intenten 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 #257,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.