oversensitive
"oversensitive" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oversensitive” is uncommon English (frequency #92,967 among 15,494 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,967
- frequency rank, English
- 15,494
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.
| 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) |
Where “oversensitive” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oversensitive is uncommon English at frequency #92,967 among 15,494 “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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-V-E-R-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-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.