Which to use
“intensiver” and “intensives” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,575
- “intensiver” frequency rank
- #27,787
- “intensives” frequency rank
- 36362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensiver | intensives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intensiv | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs intensiv |
Where the eye mixes intensiver and intensives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. intensiver and intensives follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses intensiver with intensives
A purely visual mix-up. intensiver ([ɪntɛnˈziːvɐ]) and intensives ([ɪntɛnˈziːvəs]) 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 - r in “intensiver” becomes s in “intensives”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36362, 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]. intensives is at rank #27,787, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪntɛnˈziːvəs].
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 36362, this pair ranks #1,617,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intensiver vs intensives
Shared letters: einstv. Private to "intensiver": r. Private to "intensives": -.
"intensiver" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "intensives" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intensiver ← inetnsiver · inntensiver · intenisver · intennsiver · intensievr · intensiverr · intensivre · intensivver
- intensives ← inetnsives · inntensives · intenisves · intennsives · intensievs · intensivess · intensivse · intensivves
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intensiver" and "intensives" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intensiver" vs "intensives" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensiver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intensives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,617,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensiver" and "intensives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intensivere vs intensives". 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 #1,617,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.