íntegrovsintensoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,238
“íntegro” frequency rank
#5,119
“intenso” frequency rank
27357
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature íntegro intenso
Definition Se dice de aquello que está completo, que no le falta ninguna de las partes que lo componen. Que tiene o se hace con intensidad.

Where the eye mixes íntegro and intenso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
íntegro
7 ch
intenso

Why the eye confuses íntegro with intenso

A purely visual mix-up. íntegro ([ˈĩn̪t̪eɣ̞ɾo]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

íntegro is recorded at frequency rank #22,238, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈĩn̪t̪eɣ̞ɾo]. 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 27357, this pair ranks #227,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of íntegro vs intenso

Shared letters: enot. Private to "íntegro": grí. Private to "intenso": is.

"íntegro" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "intenso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intensoinetnso · inntenso · intennso · intenos · intensso · intesno · intneso · inttenso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "íntegro" and "intenso" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈĩn̪t̪eɣ̞ɾo] versus [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "íntegro" or "intenso"?
"intenso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,119 in our Spanish list, against #22,238 for "íntegro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "íntegro" 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 #227,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "íntegro" and "intenso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "integren vs íntegro". 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 #227,212 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