Which to use
“intensity” is a noun and “intercity” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,697
- “intensity” frequency rank
- #43,720
- “intercity” frequency rank
- 49417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensity | intercity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The quality of being intense. | Between cities; connecting cities with other cities. |
Letter map: intensity vs intercity
Shared letters muted; letters that set intensity and intercity apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. intensity and intercity follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: intensity vs intercity
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: intensity is anoun and intercityanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensity is recorded at frequency rank #5,697, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/. intercity is at rank #43,720, tagged as anadj.
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 49417, this pair ranks #183,833 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intensity vs intercity
Shared letters: einty. Private to "intensity": s. Private to "intercity": cr.
"intensity" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intercity" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "intensity" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intercity" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,833 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensity" and "intercity" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "integrity vs intercity". 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 #183,833 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.