sentían

[sẽn̪ˈt̪iãn]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪iãn]/ verb

The verdict

“sentían” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,216
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sentian · sentían · Spanish

sentían · rank #16,216 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,216
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sensato

Nearest frequency peer: sensato (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sentían”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sentían” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sentían vs sentir
57% similar
sentían vs serían
71% similar
sentían vs Sentis
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sentían
PropertyValue
Headwordsentían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪iãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,216
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sentían”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sentíancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sensato” (#16,215), “sermón” (#16,217), “semifinal” (#16,214). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sentían” va en #16,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sentían (IPA [sẽn̪ˈt̪iãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,216 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentían, with forms such as "centían", "esntían", and "senntían". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "sentir", "serían", "Sentis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sentían, spelled S-E-N-T-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • centían
  • esntían
  • senntían
  • sentaín
  • senttían
  • sentíann
  • sentína
  • senítan
  • setnían
  • snetían
  • ssentían

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sentían - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

centían1esntían2senntían1sentaín2senttían1sentíann1sentína2senítan2
Edit distance from "sentían"

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 "sentían"?
"sentían" is spelled S-E-N-T-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪iãn].
What does "sentían" mean?
As a verb, "sentían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de sentir.
What words are commonly confused with "sentían"?
"sentían" is commonly confused with "sentir", "serían", "Sentis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentían" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentían" come from?
"sentían" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sentían", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list