Which to use
“sens” is a noun and “set” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,357
- “sens” frequency rank
- #234
- “set” frequency rank
- 21591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sens | set |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of sensitivity. | To put (something) down, to rest. |
Letter map: sens vs set
Shared letters muted; letters that set sens and set apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - sens and set
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sens is anoun and setaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sens is recorded at frequency rank #21,357, classified as anoun. set is at rank #234, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɛt/.
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 21591, this pair ranks #422,787 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sens vs set
Shared letters: es. Private to "sens": n. Private to "set": t.
"sens" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "set" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sens ← esns · senns · senss · sesn · ssens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sens" and "set" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sens" or "set"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sens" and "set".
- Full dictionary entry for "sens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "set" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,787 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sens" and "set" 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 #422,787 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.