# intensive vs intensives

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### intensive
*adjective · IPA [ɪntɛnˈziːvə] · frequency rank #7,627*
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intensiv

### intensives
*adjective · IPA [ɪntɛnˈziːvəs] · frequency rank #27,787*
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intensiv

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/intensive-vs-intensives