Which to use
“intentaran” and “intentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,799
- “intentaran” frequency rank
- #7,445
- “intentaron” frequency rank
- 52244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentaran | intentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de intentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentaran and intentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intentaran and intentaron
A purely visual mix-up. intentaran ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾãn]) 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 a single letter - a in “intentaran” becomes o in “intentaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52244, 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]. 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 52244, this pair ranks #93,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intentaran vs intentaron
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "intentaran": -. Private to "intentaron": o.
"intentaran" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intentaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentaran ← inetntaran · inntentaran · intenatran · intenntaran · intentaarn · intentarann · intentarna · intentarran
- intentaron ← inetntaron · inntentaron · intenatron · intenntaron · intentaorn · intentarno · intentaronn · intentarron
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "intentaran" and "intentaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaran" 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 #93,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentaran" and "intentaron" 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 #93,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.