# sense vs sine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sense
*noun · IPA /sɛns/ · frequency rank #665*
Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.

### sine
*noun · IPA /saɪn/ · frequency rank #25,577*
In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sense-vs-sine