Which to use
“sens” is a noun and “sensed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,357
- “sens” frequency rank
- #19,202
- “sensed” frequency rank
- 40559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sens | sensed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of sensitivity. | Having a specified number or kind of senses. |
Letter map: sens vs sensed
Shared letters muted; letters that set sens and sensed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sens runs 4 letters (CVCC) against sensed's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: sens vs sensed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sens is anoun and sensedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sens” sits inside “sensed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sens is recorded at frequency rank #21,357, classified as anoun. sensed is at rank #19,202, tagged as anadj.
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 40559, this pair ranks #266,452 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sens vs sensed
Shared letters: ens. Private to "sens": -. Private to "sensed": d.
"sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sensed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sens" and "sensed" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "sens" or "sensed" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "sens" vs "sensed" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sensed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,452 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sens" and "sensed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sens vs suds". 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 #266,452 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.