Which to use
“sens” and “sensor” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,357
- “sens” frequency rank
- #8,089
- “sensor” frequency rank
- 29446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sens | sensor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of sensitivity. | A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner. |
Letter map: sens vs sensor
Shared letters muted; letters that set sens and sensor apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: sens and sensor
sens and sensor 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 “sensor”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sens is recorded at frequency rank #21,357, classified as anoun. sensor is at rank #8,089, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛn.sə/.
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 29446, this pair ranks #362,935 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sens vs sensor
Shared letters: ens. Private to "sens": -. Private to "sensor": or.
"sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sensor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sens" for "sensor" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sens" vs "sensor" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sens" and "sensor".
- Full dictionary entry for "sens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sensor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,935 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sens" and "sensor" 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 #362,935 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.