Which to use
“intensive” and “intensivere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,627
- “intensive” frequency rank
- #44,710
- “intensivere” frequency rank
- 52337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensive | intensivere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intensiv | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs intensiv |
Where the eye mixes intensive and intensivere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. intensive runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against intensivere's 11 (VCCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intensive with intensivere
A purely visual mix-up. intensive ([ɪntɛnˈziːvə]) and intensivere ([ɪntɛnˈziːvəʁə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “intensive” sits inside “intensivere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensive is recorded at frequency rank #7,627, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛnˈziːvə]. intensivere is at rank #44,710, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛnˈziːvəʁə].
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 52337, this pair ranks #1,100,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intensive vs intensivere
Shared letters: einstv. Private to "intensive": -. Private to "intensivere": r.
"intensive" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intensivere" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intensive ← inetnsive · inntensive · intenisve · intennsive · intensiev · intensivve · intenssive · intensvie
- intensivere ← inetnsivere · inntensivere · intenisvere · intennsivere · intensievre · intensiveer · intensiverre · intensivree
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intensive" and "intensivere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intensive" or "intensivere"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intensivere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,100,754 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensive" and "intensivere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intensivere vs intensivieren". 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 #1,100,754 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.