sensed

adj

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"sensed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sensed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,202
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a specified number or kind of senses.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sensed · sensed · English

sensed · rank #19,202 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,202
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH selectively

Nearest frequency peer: selectively (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sensed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sensed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sensed vs sewed
67% similar
sensed vs served
67% similar
sensed vs sunset
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sensed
PropertyValue
Headwordsensed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,202
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sensed”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).sensedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “selectively” (#19,201), “shred” (#19,203), “seizing” (#19,200). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sensed” is #19,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sensed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,202 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Having a specified number or kind of senses.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensed, with forms such as "esnsed", "senesd", and "sennsed". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sewed", "served", "sunset", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is sensed, spelled S-E-N-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a specified number or kind of senses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sensed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Humans are five-sensed beings, having touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsed
  • senesd
  • sennsed
  • sensde
  • sensedd
  • senssed
  • sesned
  • snesed
  • ssensed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sensed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esnsed2senesd2sennsed1sensde2sensedd1senssed1sesned2snesed2
Edit distance from "sensed"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sensed"?
"sensed" is spelled S-E-N-S-E-D.
What does "sensed" mean?
As an adjective, "sensed" means: Having a specified number or kind of senses.
What words are commonly confused with "sensed"?
"sensed" is commonly confused with "sewed", "served", "sunset". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sensed" come from?
"sensed" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sensed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

skater#19,207stares#19,214relish#19,188Taipei#19,226

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

primal9 variantsthorpe9 variantsphoton9 variantsuntold9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list