Sentinelese
/ˌsɛntɪnəˈliːz/noun
Sentinelese is spelled S-E-N-T-I-N-E-L-E-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Sentinelese means “A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Sentinelese is Sentineleses.
How many letters and syllables are in Sentinelese?
| Letters | 11: S-E-N-T-I-N-E-L-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 Sentinelese?
Sentinelese appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 Sentinelese?
- /ˌsɛntɪnəˈliːz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Sentinelese
- Sentineleses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sentinelese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an indigenous people of the Andaman Islands, in the Bay of Bengal. They inhabit North Sentinel Island.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Sentinelese come from?
From Sentinel + -ese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).