Which to use
“intentaría” and “intentaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,527
- “intentaría” frequency rank
- #7,445
- “intentaron” frequency rank
- 37972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intentaría | intentaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de intentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intentaría and intentaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intentaría with intentaron
A purely visual mix-up. intentaría ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intentaría is recorded at frequency rank #30,527, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪t̪aˈɾia]. 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 37972, this pair ranks #172,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intentaría vs intentaron
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "intentaría": í. Private to "intentaron": o.
"intentaría" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV · "intentaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intentaron ← inetntaron · inntentaron · intenatron · intenntaron · intentaorn · intentarno · intentaronn · intentarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intentaría" and "intentaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intentaría" or "intentaron"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intentaría" 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 #172,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intentaría" 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 #172,486 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.