Which to use
“intensa” is a verb and “intenso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,522
- “intensa” frequency rank
- #5,119
- “intenso” frequency rank
- 10641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensa | intenso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intensar. | Que tiene o se hace con intensidad. |
Where the eye mixes intensa and intenso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: intensa vs intenso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: intensa is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnsa] while intenso is [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “intensa” becomes o in “intenso”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensa is recorded at frequency rank #5,522, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ẽnsa]. 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 10641, this pair ranks #297,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intensa vs intenso
Shared letters: einst. Private to "intensa": a. Private to "intenso": o.
"intensa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "intenso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intensa" and "intenso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intensa" or "intenso" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intensa" and "intenso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensa" 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 #297,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensa" and "intenso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intenso vs intereso". 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 #297,917 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.