intensifs

\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sif\

/\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sif\/ adj

The verdict

“intensifs” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,876
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de intensif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intensifs · intensifs · French

intensifs · rank #19,876 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,876
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH insuline

Nearest frequency peer: insuline (-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 « intensifs »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intensifs » 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).

intensifs vs intensité
78% similar
intensifs vs intensive
78% similar
intensifs vs intensives
80% similar

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

Key facts for intensifs
PropertyValue
Headwordintensifs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sif\
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,876
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intensifs »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).intensifsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « insuline » (#19,875), « interagir » (#19,877), « injures » (#19,874). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intensifs » est au #19,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around intensifs (IPA \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sif\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,876 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de intensif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intensifs, with forms such as "inetnsifs", "inntensifs", and "intenisfs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "intensité", "intensive", "intensives", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is intensifs, spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-F-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de intensif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Durant la période d’aplasie provoquée par les traitements intensifs contre les cancers, il devient nécessaire de transfuser des quantités de plaquettes et de globules rouges pour contrer les effets des traitements.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetnsifs
  • inntensifs
  • intenisfs
  • intennsifs
  • intensfis
  • intensiffs
  • intensifss
  • intensisf
  • intenssifs
  • intesnifs
  • intnesifs
  • inttensifs
  • itnensifs
  • nitensifs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetnsifs2inntensifs1intenisfs2intennsifs1intensfis2intensiffs1intensifss1intensisf2
Edit distance from "intensifs"

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 "intensifs"?
"intensifs" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-F-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sif\.
What does "intensifs" mean?
As an adjective, "intensifs" means: Masculin pluriel de intensif.
What words are commonly confused with "intensifs"?
"intensifs" is commonly confused with "intensité", "intensive", "intensives". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intensifs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intensifs" is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intensifs" come from?
"intensifs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list