Which to use
“intensiven” and “intensiver” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,308
- “intensiven” frequency rank
- #8,575
- “intensiver” frequency rank
- 18883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensiven | intensiver |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intensiv | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intensiv |
Where the eye mixes intensiven and intensiver
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. intensiven and intensiver follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: intensiven vs intensiver
A purely visual mix-up. intensiven ([ɪntɛnˈziːvn̩]) and intensiver ([ɪntɛnˈziːvɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “intensiven” becomes r in “intensiver”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensiven is recorded at frequency rank #10,308, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛnˈziːvn̩]. intensiver is at rank #8,575, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛnˈziːvɐ].
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 18883, this pair ranks #1,913,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intensiven vs intensiver
Shared letters: einstv. Private to "intensiven": -. Private to "intensiver": r.
"intensiven" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intensiver" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intensiven ← inetnsiven · inntensiven · intenisven · intennsiven · intensievn · intensivenn · intensivne · intensivven
- intensiver ← inetnsiver · inntensiver · intenisver · intennsiver · intensievr · intensiverr · intensivre · intensivver
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intensiven" and "intensiver" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "intensiven" or "intensiver"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensiven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intensiver" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,916 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensiven" and "intensiver" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intensiven vs intensivere". 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 #1,913,916 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.