intensificar

/[ĩn̪t̪ẽnsifiˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,492

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

intensificar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer que algo se torne más intenso. Pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnsifiˈkaɾ]. Often confused with intensifica and intensificado.

Key facts for intensificar
PropertyValue
Headwordintensificar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩn̪t̪ẽnsifiˈkaɾ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,492
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of intensificar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for intensificar is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪t̪ẽnsifiˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,492 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hacer que algo se torne más intenso.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for intensificar, with forms such as "inetnsificar", "inntensificar", and "intencificar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "intensifica", "intensificado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is intensificar, spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-F-I-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que algo se torne más intenso.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetnsificar,inntensificar,intencificar,intenisficar,intennsificar,intensfiicar,intensifciar,intensifficar,intensifiacr,intensificarr,intensificcar,intensificra,intensiifcar,intenssificar,intesnificar,intnesificar,inttensificar,itnensificar,nitensificar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for intensificar

Misspelling Variants of "intensificar"

inetnsificar12inntensificar13intencificar12intenisficar12intennsificar13intensfiicar12intensifciar12intensifficar13
Misspelling Variants of "intensificar"

Frequency rank: #26,492 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intensificar"?
"intensificar" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-F-I-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪t̪ẽnsifiˈkaɾ].
What does "intensificar" mean?
As a verb, "intensificar" means: Hacer que algo se torne más intenso.
What words are commonly confused with "intensificar"?
"intensificar" is commonly confused with "intensifica", "intensificado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intensificar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intensificar" is [ĩn̪t̪ẽnsifiˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intensificar" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.