inmensosvsintensoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,398
“inmensos” frequency rank
#5,119
“intenso” frequency rank
36517
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inmensos intenso
Definition Forma del plural de inmenso. Que tiene o se hace con intensidad.

Where the eye mixes inmensos and intenso

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

8 ch
inmensos
7 ch
intenso

Look-alike desk: inmensos vs intenso

A purely visual mix-up. inmensos ([ĩmˈmẽnsos]) and intenso ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnso]) 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 36517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inmensos is recorded at frequency rank #31,398, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmˈmẽnsos]. intenso is at rank #5,119, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnso].

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 36517, this pair ranks #180,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inmensos vs intenso

Shared letters: einos. Private to "inmensos": m. Private to "intenso": t.

"inmensos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "intenso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inmensos ← imnensos · inemnsos · inmennsos · inmenoss · inmensoss · inmenssos · inmesnos · inmmensos
  • intenso ← inetnso · inntenso · intennso · intenos · intensso · intesno · intneso · inttenso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "inmensos" and "intenso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈmẽnsos] versus [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inmensos" or "intenso" show up more?
"intenso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,119 in our Spanish list, against #31,398 for "inmensos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "inmensos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intenso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #180,222 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inmensos" and "intenso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingenios vs inmensos". 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 #180,222 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