Which to use
“intentará” and “intentaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,876
- “intentará” frequency rank
- #30,527
- “intentaría” frequency rank
- 49403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentará | intentaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de intentar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentará and intentaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. intentará runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against intentaría's 10 (VCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intentará with intentaría
A purely visual mix-up. intentará ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentará is recorded at frequency rank #18,876, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]. 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 49403, this pair ranks #109,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intentará vs intentaría
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "intentará": á. Private to "intentaría": í.
"intentará" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intentaría" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "intentará" vs "intentaría" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intentará" and "intentaría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentará" 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 #109,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentará" and "intentaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentaran vs intentaría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.