Which to use
“intensifie” and “intensifier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,210
- “intensifie” frequency rank
- #26,765
- “intensifier” frequency rank
- 54975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensifie | intensifier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe intensifier. | Rendre plus intense. |
Where the eye mixes intensifie and intensifier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. intensifie runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVV) against intensifier's 11 (VCCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: intensifie vs intensifier
A purely visual mix-up. intensifie (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi\) and intensifier (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intensifie” sits inside “intensifier”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensifie is recorded at frequency rank #28,210, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi\. intensifier is at rank #26,765, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54975, this pair ranks #130,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intensifie vs intensifier
Shared letters: efinst. Private to "intensifie": -. Private to "intensifier": r.
"intensifie" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV · "intensifier" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intensifie ← inetnsifie · inntensifie · intenisfie · intennsifie · intensfiie · intensifei · intensiffie · intensiife
- intensifier ← inetnsifier · inntensifier · intenisfier · intennsifier · intensfiier · intensifeir · intensiffier · intensifierr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "intensifie" for "intensifier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "intensifie" vs "intensifier" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "intensifie" and "intensifier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensifie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intensifier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,433 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensifie" and "intensifier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intensifie vs intensifient". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #130,433 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.