sentido

[sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“sentido” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#395
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que manifiesta un sentimiento o lo contiene.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sentido · sentido · Spanish

sentido · rank #395 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #395
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH proceso

Nearest frequency peer: proceso (-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 “sentido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sentido” 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).

sentido vs sentir
71% similar
sentido vs sonido
71% similar
sentido vs sintió
57% similar

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

Key facts for sentido
PropertyValue
Headwordsentido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#395
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sentido”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sentidocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “proceso” (#394), “cinco” (#396), “educación” (#393). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sentido” va en #395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sentido (IPA [sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #395 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentido, with forms such as "centido", "esntido", and "senitdo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sentir", "sonido", "sintió", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sentido, spelled S-E-N-T-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que manifiesta un sentimiento o lo contiene.
  2. 2
    Fácil de ofender, con mucho amor propio o pundonor, muy sensible.
  3. 3
    Susceptible, delicado. Mayormente aplica cuando previamente se ha sufrido un daño.

This word in other languages

felt(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • centido
  • esntido
  • senitdo
  • senntido
  • sentdio
  • sentiddo
  • sentiod
  • senttido
  • setnido
  • snetido
  • ssentido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sentido - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

centido1esntido2senitdo2senntido1sentdio2sentiddo1sentiod2senttido1
Edit distance from "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 "sentido"?
"sentido" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o].
What does "sentido" mean?
As an adjective, "sentido" means: Que manifiesta un sentimiento o lo contiene.
What words are commonly confused with "sentido"?
"sentido" is commonly confused with "sentir", "sonido", "sintió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentido" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentido" come from?
"sentido" 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 "sentido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

proceso#394público#382quieres#411español#417

Similar misspelling depth

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

segundo11 variantsartículo11 variantsposible11 variantssegunda11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list