sentiments

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənts/

//ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənts// noun

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"sentiments" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sentiments” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,016. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,016
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of sentiment

Corpus desk

Index EN-sentiments · sentiments · English

sentiments · rank #14,016 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,016
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sedan

Nearest frequency peer: sedan (-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 “sentiments”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sentiments” 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).

sentiments vs sentient
80% similar
sentiments vs sentiment
90% similar
sentiments vs sentimental
82% similar

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

Key facts for sentiments
PropertyValue
Headwordsentiments
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənts/
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,016
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sentiments”

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).sentimentslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “sedan” (#14,015), “sewage” (#14,017), “scaled” (#14,014). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sentiments” is #14,016. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around sentiments (IPA /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,016 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of sentiment".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentiments, with forms such as "esntiments", "senitments", and "senntiments". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sentient", "sentiment", "sentimental", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is sentiments, spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of sentiment

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esntiments
  • senitments
  • senntiments
  • sentiemnts
  • sentimennts
  • sentimenst
  • sentimentss
  • sentimentts
  • sentimetns
  • sentimments
  • sentimnets
  • sentmients
  • senttiments
  • setniments
  • snetiments
  • ssentiments

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sentiments - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esntiments2senitments2senntiments1sentiemnts2sentimennts1sentimenst2sentimentss1sentimentts1
Edit distance from "sentiments"

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 "sentiments"?
"sentiments" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənts/.
What does "sentiments" mean?
As a noun, "sentiments" means: plural of sentiment
What words are commonly confused with "sentiments"?
"sentiments" is commonly confused with "sentient", "sentiment", "sentimental". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentiments"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentiments" is /ˈsɛn.tɪ.mənts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentiments" come from?
"sentiments" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

retaliation16 variantswonderfully16 variantsministerial16 variantsconcluding16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list