Which to use
“intentará” and “intentas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,876
- “intentará” frequency rank
- #11,799
- “intentas” frequency rank
- 30675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentará | intentas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de intentar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentará and intentas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. intentará runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against intentas's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intentará with intentas
A purely visual mix-up. intentará ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and intentas ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as]) 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 30675, 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]. intentas is at rank #11,799, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪as].
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 30675, this pair ranks #210,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intentará vs intentas
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "intentará": rá. Private to "intentas": s.
"intentará" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intentas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentas ← inetntas · inntentas · intenats · intenntas · intentass · intentsa · intenttas · intetnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intentará" for "intentas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "intentará" or "intentas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentará" and "intentas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentará vs intentaran". 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 #210,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.