sentir

[sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“sentir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,157
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Percibir por cualquiera de los sentidos, sobre todo por el tacto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sentir · sentir · Spanish

sentir · rank #1,157 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,157
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sacar

Nearest frequency peer: sacar (-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 “sentir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sentir” 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).

sentir vs servir
67% similar
sentir vs sintió
67% similar
sentir vs Sentis
67% similar

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

Key facts for sentir
PropertyValue
Headwordsentir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,157
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sentir”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sentircae 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 “sacar” (#1,156), “silencio” (#1,158), “riesgo” (#1,155). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sentir” va en #1,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sentir (IPA [sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,157 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentir, with forms such as "centir", "esntir", and "senitr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "servir", "sintió", "Sentis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sentir, spelled S-E-N-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Percibir por cualquiera de los sentidos, sobre todo por el tacto.
  2. 2
    Tener sentimientos, emociones o sensaciones.
  3. 3
    Percibir por medio del oído.
  4. 4
    Prestar atención a lo que se oye.
  5. 5
    Mostrar congoja o arrepentimiento por algo.
  6. 6
    Discernir o conocer por medio de la intuición.
  7. 7
    Tener o formar una opinión o parecer.
  8. 8
    En la ejecución de obras de artes representativas como la recitación, la música o el teatro, dar el sentido adecuado o que corresponde a las intenciones del autor o la autora.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sentir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ayer, entre la muchedumbre del bulevar, sentí que me rozaba un ser misterioso que siempre tuve deseo de conocer, y a quien reconocí en seguida, aunque no le hubiese visto jamás.
  2. Siento el dolor menguarme poco a poco, no porque ser le sienta más sencillo, más fallece el sentir para sentillo, después que de sentillo estoy tan loco. .

Synonyms

oírescucharlamentarconsiderarpensar

This word in other languages

feel(English)ressentir(Français)fühlen(Deutsch)sentir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • centir
  • esntir
  • senitr
  • senntir
  • sentirr
  • sentri
  • senttir
  • setnir
  • snetir
  • ssentir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sentir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

centir1esntir2senitr2senntir1sentirr1sentri2senttir1setnir2
Edit distance from "sentir"

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 "sentir"?
"sentir" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ].
What does "sentir" mean?
As a verb, "sentir" means: Percibir por cualquiera de los sentidos, sobre todo por el tacto.
What words are commonly confused with "sentir"?
"sentir" is commonly confused with "servir", "sintió", "Sentis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentir" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentir" come from?
"sentir" 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 "sentir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

riesgo#1,155opción#1,146motivo#1,145gratis#1,170

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

resulta10 variantsreforma10 variantscomenzó10 variantsFuentes10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list