# intensely vs inversely

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### inversely
*adverb · frequency rank #35,363*
In an inverse order or manner; by inversion.

## Source
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