sentimental
sen·ti·men·tal/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/adjective
sentimental is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L: 11 letters and 4 syllables (sen·ti·men·tal). It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sentimental means “Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sentimental?
| Letters | 11: S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: sen·ti·men·tal |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sentimental?
Sentimental appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 sentimental?
- UK /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
- US /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/
- US /ˌsɛniˈmɛnl̩/
Sentimental has 4 syllables, split sen·ti·men·tal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-sentimental.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sentimental?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sentimental from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sentimental
- more sentimental comparative
- most sentimental superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sentimental mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.
- 2
Derived from emotion rather than logical reason.
- 3
Romantic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sentimental in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sentimental |
| German | sentimental, rührselig |
| Portuguese | sentimental , romântico |
| Spanish | sentimental, sentimentaloide, sensiblero, cursi |
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 sentimental come from?
From sentiment + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).