somatosensory

adj

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"somatosensory" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“somatosensory” is uncommon English (frequency #77,218 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,218
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs

Key facts for somatosensory
PropertyValue
Headwordsomatosensory
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#77,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “somatosensory” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). somatosensory lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

somatosensory is uncommon English at frequency #77,218 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for somatosensory, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From somato- + sensory. The correct English form is somatosensory, spelled S-O-M-A-T-O-S-E-N-S-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs

Etymology

From somato- + sensory.

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 "somatosensory"?
"somatosensory" is spelled S-O-M-A-T-O-S-E-N-S-O-R-Y.
What does "somatosensory" mean?
As an adjective, "somatosensory" means: Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory stimuli produced by the skin or internal organs
What is the origin of the word "somatosensory"?
From somato- + sensory. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “somatosensory”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-O-M-A-T-O-S-E-N-S-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list