Which to use
“intentar” and “intentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,820
- “intentar” frequency rank
- #7,445
- “intentaron” frequency rank
- 9265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentar | intentaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 perfecto simple de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentar and intentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: intentar vs intentaron
A purely visual mix-up. intentar ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and intentaron ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 “intentaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9265, 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]. intentaron is at rank #7,445, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 9265, this pair ranks #302,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentar vs intentaron
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "intentar": -. Private to "intentaron": o.
"intentar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intentaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentar ← inetntar · inntentar · intenatr · intenntar · intentarr · intentra · intenttar · intetnar
- intentaron ← inetntaron · inntentaron · intenatron · intenntaron · intentaorn · intentarno · intentaronn · intentarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intentar" for "intentaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "intentar" vs "intentaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intentar" and "intentaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentar" and "intentaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentaran vs intentaron". 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 #302,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.