Which to use
“intentar” and “intentaré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,820
- “intentar” frequency rank
- #17,176
- “intentaré” frequency rank
- 18996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentar | intentaré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prepararse para hacer algo, tomar las medidas necesarias y hacer el esfuerzo para conseguirlo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentar and intentaré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentar and intentaré
A purely visual mix-up. intentar ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and intentaré ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾe]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “intentar” sits inside “intentaré”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18996, 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]. intentaré is at rank #17,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾe].
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 18996, this pair ranks #265,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentar vs intentaré
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "intentar": -. Private to "intentaré": é.
"intentar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intentaré" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentar ← inetntar · inntentar · intenatr · intenntar · intentarr · intentra · intenttar · intetnar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intentar" and "intentaré" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intentar" vs "intentaré" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentar" and "intentaré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentaran vs intentaré". 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 #265,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.