verb · #246
to try
Example: Lo intento otra vez.
I will try again.
Spanish → English
intentar
intentar is Spanish for to try.
What intentar means
How common is it?
intentar is ranked #246 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to intentar — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- olvidar — to forget
- entender — to understand
- explicar — to explain
- usar — to use
- necesitar — to need
- gustar — to like, to please
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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