oversensitive
"oversensitive" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oversensitive” is uncommon English (frequency #92,967 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,967
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
Corpus desk
Index EN-oversensitive · oversensitive · English
oversensitive · rank #92,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,967
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH overbought
Nearest frequency peer: overbought (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “oversensitive”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- outrank
outrank
7,038 corpus weight
- overbought
overbought
7,035 corpus weight
- oversensiti…
oversensitive
7,034 corpus weight
- OWI
OWI
7,033 corpus weight
- paan
paan
7,031 corpus weight
- palenque
palenque
7,029 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “oversensitive” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oversensitive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #92,967 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “oversensitive” in English
Rare enough to double-check
oversensitive is uncommon English at frequency #92,967 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.".
Zero misspellings are on record for oversensitive in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From over- + sensitive. The correct English form is oversensitive, spelled O-V-E-R-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
Etymology
From over- + sensitive.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).