sentiment

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/

//ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt// noun

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"sentiment" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sentiment” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,835. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,835
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A general thought, feeling, or sense.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sentiment · sentiment · English

sentiment · rank #6,835 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,835
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH semester

Nearest frequency peer: semester (-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 “sentiment”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sentiment” 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).

sentiment vs sentiments
90% similar
sentiment vs sentimental
82% similar
sentiment vs sediment
78% similar

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

Key facts for sentiment
PropertyValue
Headwordsentiment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,835
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sentiment”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sentimentlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “semester” (#6,834), “servants” (#6,836), “seized” (#6,833). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sentiment” is #6,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around sentiment (IPA /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,835 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentiment, with forms such as "esntiment", "senitment", and "senntiment". 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 also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "sentiments", "sentimental", "sediment", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum. The correct English form is sentiment, spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A general thought, feeling, or sense.
  2. 2
    Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The sentiment emerged that we were acting too soon.
  2. "Now, my dear young friend," continued the bookseller, "you seem fond of reason; let me talk a little reason to you. Here, take your pamphlet again: there is good material in it, but it requires the making up. Leave out some of your arguments, and throw in a few sentiments,—something about free-born Britons and wooden shoes! Englishmen like to have a few…

Etymology

From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum.

This word in other languages

sentimiento(Español)sentiment(Français)Gefühl(Deutsch)sentimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esntiment
  • senitment
  • senntiment
  • sentiemnt
  • sentimennt
  • sentimentt
  • sentimetn
  • sentimment
  • sentimnet
  • sentmient
  • senttiment
  • setniment
  • snetiment
  • ssentiment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sentiment - 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.

esntiment2senitment2senntiment1sentiemnt2sentimennt1sentimentt1sentimetn2sentimment1
Edit distance from "sentiment"

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 "sentiment"?
"sentiment" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/.
What does "sentiment" mean?
As a noun, "sentiment" means: A general thought, feeling, or sense.
What words are commonly confused with "sentiment"?
"sentiment" is commonly confused with "sentiments", "sentimental", "sediment". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentiment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentiment" is /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənt/. 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 "sentiment"?
From Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum. 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 "sentiment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list