senso

[ˈsẽ.su]

/[ˈsẽ.su]/ noun

The verdict

“senso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,348 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,348
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sentido

Key facts for senso
PropertyValue
Headwordsenso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsẽ.su]
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,348
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “senso” sits in Spanish 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). senso lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

senso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,348 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsẽ.su]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sentido".

Zero misspellings are on record for senso in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is senso, spelled S-E-N-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentido

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "senso"?
"senso" is spelled S-E-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsẽ.su].
What does "senso" mean?
As a noun, "senso" means: Sentido
How do you pronounce "senso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "senso" is [ˈsẽ.su]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "senso" come from?
"senso" is a Spanish 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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Using “senso”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-N-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈsẽ.su] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish 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