sensate
/ˈsɛn.seɪt/
"sensate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“sensate” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Perceived by one or more of the senses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sensate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɛn.seɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sensate” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for sensate is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɛn.seɪt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sensate, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sensat, from Late Latin sensatus (“able to sense”), from sensus (“sense”). The correct English form is sensate, spelled S-E-N-S-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Perceived by one or more of the senses.
- 2Having the ability to sense things physically.
- 3Felt or apprehended through a sense, or the senses.
Etymology
From Middle English sensat, from Late Latin sensatus (“able to sense”), from sensus (“sense”).
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 “sensate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-N-S-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɛn.seɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.