Which to use
“intensiver” and “intensivere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,575
- “intensiver” frequency rank
- #44,710
- “intensivere” frequency rank
- 53285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensiver | intensivere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intensiv | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs intensiv |
Where the eye mixes intensiver and intensivere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. intensiver runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against intensivere's 11 (VCCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: intensiver vs intensivere
A purely visual mix-up. intensiver ([ɪntɛnˈziːvɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “intensiver” sits inside “intensivere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensiver is recorded at frequency rank #8,575, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛnˈziːvɐ]. 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 53285, this pair ranks #1,063,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intensiver vs intensivere
Shared letters: einrstv. Private to "intensiver": -. Private to "intensivere": -.
"intensiver" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intensivere" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intensiver ← inetnsiver · inntensiver · intenisver · intennsiver · intensievr · intensiverr · intensivre · intensivver
- intensivere ← inetnsivere · inntensivere · intenisvere · intennsivere · intensievre · intensiveer · intensiverre · intensivree
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intensiver" for "intensivere" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "intensiver" or "intensivere" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensiver" 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 #1,063,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensiver" 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 #1,063,975 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.