Which to use
“intensiva” and “intensivo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,575
- “intensiva” frequency rank
- #18,875
- “intensivo” frequency rank
- 37450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensiva | intensivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de intensivo. | Intenso |
Where the eye mixes intensiva and intensivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. intensiva and intensivo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses intensiva with intensivo
A purely visual mix-up. intensiva ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsiβ̞a]) and intensivo ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “intensiva” becomes o in “intensivo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensiva is recorded at frequency rank #18,575, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsiβ̞a]. intensivo is at rank #18,875, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o].
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 37450, this pair ranks #175,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intensiva vs intensivo
Shared letters: einstv. Private to "intensiva": a. Private to "intensivo": o.
"intensiva" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intensivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intensiva" and "intensivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intensiva" or "intensivo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intensiva" and "intensivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intensivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensiva" and "intensivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intensiva vs inventiva". 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 #175,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.