Which to use
“inti” is a noun and “íntimo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,103
- “inti” frequency rank
- #11,337
- “íntimo” frequency rank
- 37440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inti | íntimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Moneda de circulación legal del Perú desde el 1 de febrero de 1985 cuando reemplazó al sol de oro hasta 1991 cuando fue reemplazado por el nuevo sol. | Interior, interno. |
Where the eye mixes inti and íntimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: inti vs íntimo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inti is [ˈĩn̪t̪i] while íntimo is [ˈĩn̪t̪imo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inti is recorded at frequency rank #26,103, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈĩn̪t̪i]. íntimo is at rank #11,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈĩn̪t̪imo].
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 37440, this pair ranks #175,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inti vs íntimo
Shared letters: int. Private to "inti": -. Private to "íntimo": moí.
"inti" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "íntimo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- inti ← init · innti · intti · itni · niti
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inti" for "íntimo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inti" or "íntimo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "inti" and "íntimo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "íntimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inti" and "íntimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inti vs intima". 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 #175,292 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.