sensorimotor
adjective
sensorimotor is spelled S-E-N-S-O-R-I-M-O-T-O-R: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sensorimotor means “Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sensorimotor?
| Letters | 12: S-E-N-S-O-R-I-M-O-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sensorimotor?
Sensorimotor appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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).
What does sensorimotor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sensorimotor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to both sensory and motor activity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sensorimoteur |
| German | sensomotorisch |
| Spanish | sensoriomotor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sensorimotor come from?
1855, blend of sensory + motor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).