Intensität

[ɪntɛnziˈtɛːt]

/[ɪntɛnziˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Intensität” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,496. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,496
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grad, Stärke der Wirkung auf jemand/etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-intensitat · Intensität · German

Intensität · rank #10,496 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,496
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH intelligente

Nearest frequency peer: intelligente (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Intensität“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Intensität“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Intensität vs Integrität
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Intensität
PropertyValue
HeadwordIntensität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɛnziˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,496
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Intensität“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Intensitätliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „intelligente“ (#10,495), „Jacques“ (#10,497), „Joint“ (#10,498). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Intensität“ bei #10,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Intensität (IPA [ɪntɛnziˈtɛːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,496 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Intensität, with forms such as "inetnsität", "inntensität", and "intenistät". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Integrität", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Intensität, spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grad, Stärke der Wirkung auf jemand/etwas
  2. 2
    physikalische Größe: Maß des Energieflusses je Zeit und Fläche
  3. 3
    Maß, wie eingehend, mit welchem Grad an Willen eine Straftat begangen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Intensität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Intensität des Lichtes nimmt zu. Es wird heller.
  2. Die Intensität der juristischen Studien des jungen Goethe ließ zu wünschen übrig, lieber wandte er sich der Poetik und dem Zeichnen zu.

Synonyms

IntensivitätKraftStärkeWirksamkeitGradGrößeLeuchtkraftSattheitTiefeWirkungsstärkeEindringlichkeitGewaltNachdruckErheblichkeitFormatKaliberHeftigkeitEileVehemenzHektikRasanzWuchtUngestümEifer

Antonyms

Extensität

This word in other languages

intensity(English)intensidad(Español)intensité(Français)intensidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetnsität
  • inntensität
  • intenistät
  • intennsität
  • intensittä
  • intensittät
  • intensitätt
  • intensiätt
  • intenssität
  • intenstiät
  • intesnität
  • intnesität
  • inttensität
  • itnensität
  • nitensität

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Intensität - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inetnsität2inntensität1intenistät2intennsität1intensittä2intensittät1intensitätt1intensiätt2
Edit distance from "Intensität"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Intensität"?
"Intensität" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɛnziˈtɛːt].
What does "Intensität" mean?
As a noun, "Intensität" means: Grad, Stärke der Wirkung auf jemand/etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Intensität"?
"Intensität" is commonly confused with "Integrität". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Intensität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Intensität" is [ɪntɛnziˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Intensität" come from?
"Intensität" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Intensität", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kunststoff#10,513Geldstrafe#10,478Festplatte#10,473explodiert#10,469

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Kommunismus15 variantsKraftwerk15 variantsreserviert15 variantsBeschlüsse15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list