Which to use
“intentaran” and “intentaré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,799
- “intentaran” frequency rank
- #17,176
- “intentaré” frequency rank
- 61975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentaran | intentaré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de intentar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentaran and intentaré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentaran and intentaré
A purely visual mix-up. intentaran ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]) and intentaré ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾe]) 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 61975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentaran is recorded at frequency rank #44,799, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]. intentaré is at rank #17,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾe].
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 61975, this pair ranks #53,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intentaran vs intentaré
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "intentaran": -. Private to "intentaré": é.
"intentaran" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intentaré" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentaran ← inetntaran · inntentaran · intenatran · intenntaran · intentaarn · intentarann · intentarna · intentarran
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intentaran" for "intentaré" ever safe?
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What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentaran" and "intentaré" 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 #53,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.