intensifie

\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi\

/\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi\/ verb

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The verdict

“intensifie” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,210
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe intensifier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intensifie · intensifie · French

intensifie · rank #28,210 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,210
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH interceptions

Nearest frequency peer: interceptions (+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 « intensifie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intensifie » 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).

intensifie vs intensité
70% similar
intensifie vs intensive
80% similar
intensifie vs intensifs
80% similar

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

Key facts for intensifie
PropertyValue
Headwordintensifie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi\
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,210
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intensifie »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).intensifiese 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 « interceptions » (#28,211), « inerte » (#28,208), « introspection » (#28,212). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intensifie » est au #28,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around intensifie (IPA \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi\), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,210 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intensifie, with forms such as "inetnsifie", "inntensifie", and "intenisfie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "intensité", "intensive", "intensifs", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is intensifie, spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-F-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe intensifier.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe intensifier.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe intensifier.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe intensifier.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe intensifier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Depuis quelques jours, la pression s’intensifie pour ce Seine-et-Marnais : il va assurer la programmation musicale des épreuves d’athlétisme lors des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetnsifie
  • inntensifie
  • intenisfie
  • intennsifie
  • intensfiie
  • intensifei
  • intensiffie
  • intensiife
  • intenssifie
  • intesnifie
  • intnesifie
  • inttensifie
  • itnensifie
  • nitensifie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intensifie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inetnsifie2inntensifie1intenisfie2intennsifie1intensfiie2intensifei2intensiffie1intensiife2
Edit distance from "intensifie"

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 "intensifie"?
"intensifie" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-F-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi\.
What does "intensifie" mean?
As a verb, "intensifie" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe intensifier.
What words are commonly confused with "intensifie"?
"intensifie" is commonly confused with "intensité", "intensive", "intensifs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intensifie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intensifie" is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intensifie" come from?
"intensifie" 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 "intensifie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

iraniennes#28,214imparfaite#28,202frontalier#28,176espéraient#28,161

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

inclinant14 variantsimpuissante14 variantsimprudent14 variantsLagardère14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list