sensuous

/ˈsɛnʃuəs/

//ˈsɛnʃuəs// adj

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"sensuous" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sensuous” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,681
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sensuous · sensuous · English

sensuous · rank #37,681 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,681
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH seep

Nearest frequency peer: seep (-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 “sensuous”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sensuous” 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
Key facts for sensuous
PropertyValue
Headwordsensuous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsɛnʃuəs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,681
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sensuous”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sensuouslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “seep” (#37,680), “Shabbat” (#37,682), “secede” (#37,679). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sensuous” is #37,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sensuous (IPA /ˈsɛnʃuəs/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,681 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensuous, with forms such as "esnsuous", "sennsuous", and "sensouus". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin sensus (“sense”) + English -ous. The correct English form is sensuous, spelled S-E-N-S-U-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to the senses; sensory.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Although we rarely see Casanova himself on our tour of his sensuous world, we feel his presence as we look at paintings, sculpture, snuff boxes, embroidered vests, silk dresses, silver candy dishes, etc.
  2. The antithetical features of atomist doctrine are no longer seen as undetermining the principle of the atom, or negating sensuous appearance, but rather as intrinsic to both. Nature is full of contradictions […]

Etymology

From Latin sensus (“sense”) + English -ous.

This word in other languages

sensuel(Français)sinnenfreudig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsuous
  • sennsuous
  • sensouus
  • senssuous
  • sensuosu
  • sensuouss
  • sensuuos
  • senusous
  • sesnuous
  • snesuous
  • ssensuous

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sensuous - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esnsuous2sennsuous1sensouus2senssuous1sensuosu2sensuouss1sensuuos2senusous2
Edit distance from "sensuous"

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 "sensuous"?
"sensuous" is spelled S-E-N-S-U-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛnʃuəs/.
What does "sensuous" mean?
As an adjective, "sensuous" means: Appealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
What are common misspellings of "sensuous"?
Common misspellings include "esnsuous", "sennsuous", "sensouus", "senssuous", "sensuosu". The correct spelling is "sensuous".
How do you pronounce "sensuous"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensuous" is /ˈsɛnʃuəs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sensuous"?
From Latin sensus (“sense”) + English -ous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list