Which to use
“intentar” and “intenté” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,820
- “intentar” frequency rank
- #10,516
- “intenté” frequency rank
- 12336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentar | intenté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prepararse para hacer algo, tomar las medidas necesarias y hacer el esfuerzo para conseguirlo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentar and intenté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentar and intenté
A purely visual mix-up. intentar ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and intenté ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪e]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12336, 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]. intenté is at rank #10,516, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪e].
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 12336, this pair ranks #291,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intentar vs intenté
Shared letters: eint. Private to "intentar": ar. Private to "intenté": é.
"intentar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "intenté" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentar ← inetntar · inntentar · intenatr · intenntar · intentarr · intentra · intenttar · intetnar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intentar" and "intenté" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intentar" or "intenté"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "intentar" and "intenté" 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 "intenté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentar" and "intenté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intenté 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 #291,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.