inmensovsintensosConfusable pair

Which to use

“inmenso” and “intensos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,669
“inmenso” frequency rank
#14,166
“intensos” frequency rank
22835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inmenso intensos
Definition De gran tamaño, fuerza o intensidad, o difícil de medir o cuantificar a causa de su gran magnitud. Forma del masculino plural de intenso.

Where the eye mixes inmenso and intensos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inmenso runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against intensos's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
inmenso
8 ch
intensos

Visual trap between inmenso and intensos

A purely visual mix-up. inmenso ([ĩmˈmẽnso]) and intensos ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnsos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inmenso is recorded at frequency rank #8,669, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmˈmẽnso]. intensos is at rank #14,166, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnsos].

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 22835, this pair ranks #248,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inmenso vs intensos

Shared letters: einos. Private to "inmenso": m. Private to "intensos": t.

"inmenso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "intensos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inmenso ← imnenso · inemnso · inmennso · inmenos · inmensso · inmesno · inmmenso · inmneso
  • intensos ← inetnsos · inntensos · intennsos · intenoss · intensoss · intenssos · intesnos · intnesos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inmenso" and "intensos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈmẽnso] versus [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnsos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inmenso" or "intensos"?
"inmenso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,669 in our Spanish list, against #14,166 for "intensos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inmenso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intensos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inmenso" and "intensos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingenios vs intensos". 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 #248,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list