Which to use
“intentar” and “intentaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,820
- “intentar” frequency rank
- #30,527
- “intentaría” frequency rank
- 32347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentar | intentaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prepararse para hacer algo, tomar las medidas necesarias y hacer el esfuerzo para conseguirlo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentar and intentaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intentar with intentaría
A purely visual mix-up. intentar ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and intentaría ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾia]) 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 “intentaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32347, 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]. intentaría is at rank #30,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾia].
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 32347, this pair ranks #202,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intentar vs intentaría
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "intentar": -. Private to "intentaría": í.
"intentar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intentaría" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentar ← inetntar · inntentar · intenatr · intenntar · intentarr · intentra · intenttar · intetnar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intentar" and "intentaría" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intentar" vs "intentaría" - 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 "intentaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentar" and "intentaría" 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 #202,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.