desensitise
"desensitise" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“desensitise” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of desensitize.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desensitise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desensitise” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
desensitise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of desensitize.".
No misspelling variants are generated for desensitise in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + sensitise. The correct English form is desensitise, spelled D-E-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of desensitize.
Etymology
From de- + sensitise.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “desensitise”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.