sensing
/ˈsɛnsɪŋ/noun, verb
sensing is spelled S-E-N-S-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sensing means “The act of sensation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sensing is sensings.
How many letters and syllables are in sensing?
| Letters | 7: S-E-N-S-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sensing?
Sensing appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sensing?
- /ˈsɛnsɪŋ/
Sensing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sensing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sensing
- sensings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sensing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of sensation.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sense
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).