sentirse

[sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“sentirse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,810. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,810
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estar en determinada forma o situación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sentirse · sentirse · Spanish

sentirse · rank #3,810 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,810
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH rusa

Nearest frequency peer: rusa (-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 “sentirse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sentirse” 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).

sentirse vs Sentis
63% similar
sentirse vs sentiste
75% similar
sentirse vs servirse
75% similar

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

Key facts for sentirse
PropertyValue
Headwordsentirse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,810
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sentirse”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sentirsecae 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 “rusa” (#3,809), “sienta” (#3,811), “Siria” (#3,812). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sentirse” va en #3,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sentirse (IPA [sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,810 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentirse, with forms such as "centirce", "esntirse", and "senitrse". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Sentis", "sentiste", "servirse", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sentirse, spelled S-E-N-T-I-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estar en determinada forma o situación.
  2. 2
    Considerarse en determinada forma o situación.
  3. 3
    Molestarse o enojarse por algo.
  4. 4
    Empezar a experimentar un daño.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Siempre me siento bien cuando te veo.
  2. ¿Por qué te sentiste enfermo?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • centirce
  • esntirse
  • senitrse
  • senntirse
  • sentires
  • sentirrse
  • sentirsse
  • sentisre
  • sentrise
  • senttirse
  • setnirse
  • snetirse
  • ssentirse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

centirce2esntirse2senitrse2senntirse1sentires2sentirrse1sentirsse1sentisre2
Edit distance from "sentirse"

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 "sentirse"?
"sentirse" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse].
What does "sentirse" mean?
As a verb, "sentirse" means: Estar en determinada forma o situación.
What words are commonly confused with "sentirse"?
"sentirse" is commonly confused with "Sentis", "sentiste", "servirse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentirse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentirse" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentirse" come from?
"sentirse" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

realizan#3,807tengamos#3,814tratados#3,816preparar#3,802

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

totalidad13 variantsacompañado13 variantsesencial13 variantsincluidos13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list