Which to use
“intenté” and “intenten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,516
- “intenté” frequency rank
- #15,647
- “intenten” frequency rank
- 26163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intenté | intenten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de intentar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de intentar. |
Where the eye mixes intenté and intenten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. intenté runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against intenten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intenté with intenten
A purely visual mix-up. intenté ([ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪e]) and intenten ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ẽn]) 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 26163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intenté is recorded at frequency rank #10,516, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪e]. intenten is at rank #15,647, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽn̪t̪ẽn].
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 26163, this pair ranks #232,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intenté vs intenten
Shared letters: eint. Private to "intenté": é. Private to "intenten": -.
"intenté" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "intenten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intenten ← inetnten · inntenten · intenetn · intennten · intentenn · intentne · intentten · intetnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intenté" and "intenten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intenté" or "intenten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "intenté" and "intenten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intenté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intenté" and "intenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intenten vs inventen". 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 #232,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.