Which to use
“intensivo” and “intensivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,875
- “intensivo” frequency rank
- #24,911
- “intensivos” frequency rank
- 43786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensivo | intensivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intenso | Forma del plural de intensivo. |
Where the eye mixes intensivo and intensivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. intensivo runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against intensivos's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses intensivo with intensivos
A purely visual mix-up. intensivo ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o]) and intensivos ([ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsiβ̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “intensivo” sits inside “intensivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensivo is recorded at frequency rank #18,875, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsiβ̞o]. intensivos is at rank #24,911, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪ẽnˈsiβ̞os].
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 43786, this pair ranks #140,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intensivo vs intensivos
Shared letters: einostv. Private to "intensivo": -. Private to "intensivos": -.
"intensivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intensivos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intensivo ← inetnsivo · inntensivo · intencivo · intenisvo · intennsivo · intensibo · intensiov · intensivvo
- intensivos ← inetnsivos · inntensivos · intencivos · intenisvos · intennsivos · intensibos · intensiovs · intensivoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intensivo" for "intensivos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intensivo" or "intensivos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intensivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensivo" and "intensivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inofensivos vs intensivos". 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 #140,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.