intentona
Portuguese, noun
intentona is spelled I-N-T-E-N-T-O-N-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese, the 103,739th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intentona is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “attempt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “intento louco, projeto insensato”.
What does intentona mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineattempt
- 2
feminineunpredicted attack
- 3
femininemutiny or revolt plot
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. intento louco, projeto insensato 2. ataque imprevisto 3. conluio de motim ou revolta
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of intentona
- intentonas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is intentona in Portuguese?
intentona appears about once in every 11 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).