intensification

\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“intensification” has 22 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,412
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de devenir plus intense.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intensification · intensification · French

intensification · rank #26,412 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,412
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH INSERM

Nearest frequency peer: INSERM (-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 « intensification »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intensification » 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
Key facts for intensification
PropertyValue
Headwordintensification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters15
Frequency rank#26,412
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intensification »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « INSERM » (#26,411), « interférences » (#26,413), « inné » (#26,410). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intensification » est au #26,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around intensification (IPA \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,412 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for intensification, with forms such as "inetnsification", "inntensification", and "intenisfication". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is intensification, spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de devenir plus intense.
  2. 2
    Action d’intensifier quelque chose, de rendre quelque chose plus intense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En premier lieu, la capacité des sols à valoriser l’intensification des techniques varie largement en fonction de leur nature.
  2. L’intensification a conduit également à une simplification et à une uniformisation des paysages. La suppression des éléments semi-naturels (prairies extensives, haies, arbres) a eu pour conséquence une réduction de la variété spécifique. Si les effectifs peuvent être encore nombreux, les espèces les plus rares disparaissent au profit des plus banales.

This word in other languages

intensification(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetnsification
  • inntensification
  • intenisfication
  • intennsification
  • intensfiication
  • intensifciation
  • intensiffication
  • intensifiaction
  • intensificaiton
  • intensificatino
  • intensificationn
  • intensificatoin
  • intensificattion
  • intensificcation
  • intensifictaion
  • intensiifcation
  • intenssification
  • intesnification
  • intnesification
  • inttensification
  • itnensification
  • nitensification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intensification - 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.

inetnsification2inntensification1intenisfication2intennsification1intensfiication2intensifciation2intensiffication1intensifiaction2
Edit distance from "intensification"

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 "intensification"?
"intensification" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "intensification" mean?
As a noun, "intensification" means: Fait de devenir plus intense.
What are common misspellings of "intensification"?
Common misspellings include "inetnsification", "inntensification", "intenisfication", "intennsification", "intensfiication". The correct spelling is "intensification".
How do you pronounce "intensification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intensification" is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

industrialisés22 variantsimplémentation22 variantsreprésenterait22 variantscondescendance22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list