intensément

\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.se.mɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.se.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“intensément” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,587
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière intense.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intensement · intensément · French

intensément · rank #23,587 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,587
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH installa

Nearest frequency peer: installa (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « intensément »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « intensément » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intensément vs inversement
73% similar
intensément vs internement
73% similar
intensément vs immensément
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intensément
PropertyValue
Headwordintensément
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.se.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,587
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intensément »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.intensémentse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « installa » (#23,586), « io » (#23,588), « irakienne » (#23,589). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intensément » est au #23,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around intensément (IPA \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.se.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #23,587 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "D’une manière intense.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for intensément, with forms such as "inetnsément", "inntensément", and "intennsément". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "inversement", "internement", "immensément", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is intensément, spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-É-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière intense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how intensément appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Car Yette, le visage entouré de bandes blanches, la regardait intensément, essayait peut-être d'exprimer ainsi tout ce qu'elle avait à lui dire.
  2. Les cheveux de Jessica s’agitent furieusement, elle proteste, dévisage intensément l’interprète, qui ne traduit pas, et le proc reprend avec Cristina […].

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetnsément
  • inntensément
  • intennsément
  • intensement
  • intensméent
  • intenssément
  • intenséemnt
  • intensémennt
  • intensémentt
  • intensémetn
  • intensémment
  • intensémnet
  • intenésment
  • intesnément
  • intnesément
  • inttensément
  • itnensément
  • nitensément

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intensément - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inetnsément2inntensément1intennsément1intensement1intensméent2intenssément1intenséemnt2intensémennt1
Edit distance from "intensément"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intensément"?
"intensément" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-É-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.se.mɑ̃\.
What does "intensément" mean?
As an adverb, "intensément" means: D’une manière intense.
What words are commonly confused with "intensément"?
"intensément" is commonly confused with "inversement", "internement", "immensément". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intensément"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intensément" is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.se.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intensément" come from?
"intensément" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intensément", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list