sensible

/[sẽnˈsiβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,042

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

sensible is anSpanishadj. It means: Capaz de percibir sensaciones. Pronounced [sẽnˈsiβ̞le]. It ranks #4,042 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with sensibles.

Key facts for sensible
PropertyValue
Headwordsensible
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[sẽnˈsiβ̞le]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,042
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sensible in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for sensible is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sẽnˈsiβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,042 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for sensible, with forms such as "cencible", "esnsible", and "senisble". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sensibles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is sensible, spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capaz de percibir sensaciones.
  2. 2
    Que reacciona antes ligeros cambios en la percepción.
  3. 3
    Propenso a reaccionar emotivamente ante algo.
  4. 4
    Perceptible en modo evidente.
  5. 5
    Que se altera con facilidad.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cencible,esnsible,senisble,sennsible,sensbile,sensibble,sensibel,sensiblle,sensilbe,sensivle,senssible,sesnible,snesible,ssensible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sensible

Misspelling Variants of "sensible"

cencible8esnsible8senisble8sennsible9sensbile8sensibble9sensibel8sensiblle9
Misspelling Variants of "sensible"

Frequency rank: #4,042 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sensible"?
"sensible" is spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽnˈsiβ̞le].
What does "sensible" mean?
As an adj, "sensible" means: Capaz de percibir sensaciones.
What words are commonly confused with "sensible"?
"sensible" is commonly confused with "sensibles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sensible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensible" is [sẽnˈsiβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sensible" come from?
"sensible" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.