intenso

/ĩ.ˈtẽ.su/

//ĩ.ˈtẽ.su// adj

The verdict

“intenso” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,735
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que existe ou ocorre em alto grau

Corpus desk

Index PT-intenso · intenso · Portuguese

intenso · rank #4,735 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,735
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH imaginação

Nearest frequency peer: imaginação (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “intenso”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “intenso” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

intenso vs interno
71% similar
intenso vs imenso
71% similar
intenso vs inteiro
71% similar

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

Key facts for intenso
PropertyValue
Headwordintenso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.ˈtẽ.su/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,735
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “intenso”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).intensocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “imaginação” (#4,734), “jogada” (#4,737), “gratuito” (#4,732). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “intenso” fica em #4,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around intenso (IPA /ĩ.ˈtẽ.su/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,735 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for intenso, with forms such as "inetnso", "inntenso", and "intennso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "interno", "imenso", "inteiro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is intenso, spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que existe ou ocorre em alto grau
  2. 2
    agudo, forte, veemente (ao se falar de sensações ou emoções)
  3. 3
    que causa extenuamento (ao se falar de atividade ou pensamento)
  4. 4
    muito profundo (ao se falar de cores)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O calor intenso dos últimos dias matou a plantação.
  2. A intensa raiva que sentia pelo adversário o cegava.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetnso
  • inntenso
  • intennso
  • intenos
  • intensso
  • intesno
  • intneso
  • inttenso
  • itnenso
  • nitenso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inetnso2inntenso1intennso1intenos2intensso1intesno2intneso2inttenso1
Edit distance from "intenso"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intenso"?
"intenso" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ˈtẽ.su/.
What does "intenso" mean?
As an adjective, "intenso" means: que existe ou ocorre em alto grau
What words are commonly confused with "intenso"?
"intenso" is commonly confused with "interno", "imenso", "inteiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intenso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intenso" is /ĩ.ˈtẽ.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intenso" come from?
"intenso" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list