Which to use
“Intention” and “intentions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,773
- “Intention” frequency rank
- #4,340
- “intentions” frequency rank
- 6113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Intention | intentions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intention. | Pluriel de intention. |
Where the eye mixes Intention and intentions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Intention with intentions
A purely visual mix-up. Intention (\ɪntɛnˈʦi̯oːn\) and intentions (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\) 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 extra letter(s) - “Intention” sits inside “intentions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Intention is recorded at frequency rank #1,773, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɪntɛnˈʦi̯oːn\. intentions is at rank #4,340, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
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 6113, this pair ranks #427,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Intention vs intentions
Shared letters: einot. Private to "Intention": -. Private to "intentions": s.
"Intention" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "intentions" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Intention ← inetntion · inntention · inteniton · intenntion · intentino · intentionn · intentoin · intenttion
- intentions ← inetntions · inntentions · intenitons · intenntions · intentinos · intentionns · intentionss · intentiosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Intention" for "intentions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Intention" or "intentions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Intention" and "intentions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Intention" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intentions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Intention" and "intentions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intentions vs intonations". 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 #427,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.