intensité

\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.te\

/\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“intensité” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,045 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,045
frequency rank, French
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Haut niveau ou degré ; propriété de ce qui est intense.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

intensité vs interdite
67% similar
intensité vs intensive
78% similar
intensité vs intensives
70% similar

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

Key facts for intensité
PropertyValue
Headwordintensité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,045
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “intensité” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). intensité lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for intensité is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,045 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intensité, with forms such as "inetnsité", "inntensité", and "intenisté". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "interdite", "intensive", "intensives", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 intensité, spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haut niveau ou degré ; propriété de ce qui est intense.
  2. 2
    Puissance de ce qui est exprimé ou ressenti.
  3. 3
    Pureté et éclat d’une couleur.
  4. 4
    Intensité [de courant] électrique, quantité de courant électrique qui traverse un conducteur.
  5. 5
    Intensité acoustique, densité de puissance sonore par unité de surface.
  6. 6
    Intensité lumineuse : densité par unité d’angle solide du flux lumineux émis par une source lumineuse, dans une direction donnée.
  7. 7
    Intensité énergétique : densité de puissance par unité d’angle solide émis par une source de rayonnement électromagnétique, dans une direction donnée (équivalent en radiométrie de l’intensité lumineuse).
  8. 8
    Intensité énergétique : rapport entre l’énergie consommée et la valeur économique produite, pour un produit donné, une industrie, une entreprise, voire globalement pour l’économie d’un pays.

Synonyms

courant électriqueintensité électriqueintensité de courant électriqueintensité acoustiqueintensité lumineuseintensité énergétique

This word in other languages

intensity(English)intensidad(Español)Intensität(Deutsch)intensidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inetnsité,inntensité,intenisté,intennsité,intensite,intensitté,intensiét,intenssité,intenstié,intesnité,intnesité,inttensité,itnensité,nitensité

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetnsité2inntensité1intenisté2intennsité1intensite1intensitté1intensiét2intenssité1
Edit distance from "intensité"

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 "intensité"?
"intensité" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.te\.
What does "intensité" mean?
As a noun, "intensité" means: Haut niveau ou degré ; propriété de ce qui est intense.
What words are commonly confused with "intensité"?
"intensité" is commonly confused with "interdite", "intensive", "intensives". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intensité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intensité" is \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intensité" come from?
"intensité" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “intensité”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-T-E-N-S-I-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “interdite” - see the side-by-side comparison. intensité vs interdite
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list