sensitiva
[sẽnsiˈt̪iβ̞a]
The verdict
“sensitiva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,646 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,646
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - (Mimosa pudica). Cierta planta sensible al tacto.^([definición imprecisa]).
Corpus desk
Index ES-sensitiva · sensitiva · Spanish
sensitiva · rank #62,646 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,646
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH semánticas
Nearest frequency peer: semánticas (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sensitiva”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- segregar
segregar
37,358 corpus weight
- sema
sema
37,357 corpus weight
- semánticas
semánticas
37,356 corpus weight
- sensitiva
sensitiva
37,355 corpus weight
- septicemia
septicemia
37,354 corpus weight
- sepultar
sepultar
37,353 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sensitiva” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sensitiva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sẽnsiˈt̪iβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,646 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sensitiva” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sensitiva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,646 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sẽnsiˈt̪iβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Mimosa pudica). Cierta planta sensible al tacto.^([definición imprecisa]).".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sensitiva, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sensitiva, spelled S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-A.
Definition
- 1(Mimosa pudica). Cierta planta sensible al tacto.^([definición imprecisa]).
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency 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.