Which to use
“sens” and “sensei” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,357
- “sens” frequency rank
- #25,570
- “sensei” frequency rank
- 46927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sens | sensei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of sensitivity. | A martial arts instructor; especially one for a Japanese martial art. |
Letter map: sens vs sensei
Shared letters muted; letters that set sens and sensei apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sens runs 4 letters (CVCC) against sensei's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sens vs sensei
sens and sensei are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sens” sits inside “sensei”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sens is recorded at frequency rank #21,357, classified as anoun. sensei is at rank #25,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛnseɪ/.
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 46927, this pair ranks #207,189 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sens vs sensei
Shared letters: ens. Private to "sens": -. Private to "sensei": i.
"sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sensei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sensei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,189 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sens" and "sensei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sensei vs Spenser". 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 #207,189 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.