# intensely vs intensively

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### intensely
*adverb · IPA /ɪnˈtɛnsli/ · frequency rank #14,572*
In an intense manner.

### intensively
*adverb · frequency rank #34,127*
In an intensive way.

## Source
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