intensely
/ɪnˈtɛnsli/adverb
intensely is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-E-L-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, intensely means “In an intense manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intensely?
| Letters | 9: I-N-T-E-N-S-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intensely?
Intensely appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce intensely?
- /ɪnˈtɛnsli/
Intensely has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-intensely.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-intensely.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intensely
- more intensely comparative
- most intensely superlative
- intencely
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intensely mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an intense manner.
He pursued his studies intensely.
- 2
To an intense degree, extremely.
An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intensely in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | intensamente |
| Spanish | intensamente |
| French | intensément |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does intensely come from?
From intense + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).