Which to use
“intenso” and “interno” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,735
- “intenso” frequency rank
- #3,269
- “interno” frequency rank
- 8004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intenso | interno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que existe ou ocorre em alto grau | interior; de dentro |
Where the eye mixes intenso and interno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. intenso and interno follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses intenso with interno
A purely visual mix-up. intenso (/ĩ.ˈtẽ.su/) and interno (/ĩ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intenso is recorded at frequency rank #4,735, classified as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈtẽ.su/. interno is at rank #3,269, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ĩ.ˈtɛɾ.nu/.
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 8004, this pair ranks #65,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intenso vs interno
Shared letters: einot. Private to "intenso": s. Private to "interno": r.
"intenso" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "interno" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intenso" and "interno" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "intenso" or "interno" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intenso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intenso" and "interno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "internal vs interno". 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 #65,940 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.