Which to use
“intentar” and “intentaran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,820
- “intentar” frequency rank
- #44,799
- “intentaran” frequency rank
- 46619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentar | intentaran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prepararse para hacer algo, tomar las medidas necesarias y hacer el esfuerzo para conseguirlo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentar and intentaran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentar and intentaran
A purely visual mix-up. intentar ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “intentar” sits inside “intentaran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentar is recorded at frequency rank #1,820, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 46619, this pair ranks #124,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intentar vs intentaran
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "intentar": -. Private to "intentaran": -.
"intentar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intentaran" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentar ← inetntar · inntentar · intenatr · intenntar · intentarr · intentra · intenttar · intetnar
- intentaran ← inetntaran · inntentaran · intenatran · intenntaran · intentaarn · intentarann · intentarna · intentarran
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intentar" and "intentaran" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intentar" vs "intentaran" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentar" 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 #124,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentar" 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 #124,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.