Which to use
“intensifs” and “intensives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,876
- “intensifs” frequency rank
- #43,509
- “intensives” frequency rank
- 63385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intensifs | intensives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de intensif. | Féminin pluriel de intensif. |
Where the eye mixes intensifs and intensives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. intensifs runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against intensives's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between intensifs and intensives
A purely visual mix-up. intensifs (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sif\) and intensives (\ɛ̃.tɑ̃.siv\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intensifs is recorded at frequency rank #19,876, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sif\. intensives is at rank #43,509, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɑ̃.siv\.
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 63385, this pair ranks #82,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of intensifs vs intensives
Shared letters: einst. Private to "intensifs": f. Private to "intensives": v.
"intensifs" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "intensives" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intensifs ← inetnsifs · inntensifs · intenisfs · intennsifs · intensfis · intensiffs · intensifss · intensisf
- intensives ← inetnsives · inntensives · intenisves · intennsives · intensievs · intensivess · intensivse · intensivves
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intensifs" and "intensives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "intensifs" or "intensives" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "intensifs" and "intensives" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intensifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intensives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intensifs" and "intensives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intensive vs intensives". 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 #82,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.