Which to use
“censor” is an adjective and “sensor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,698
- “censor” frequency rank
- #17,815
- “sensor” frequency rank
- 49513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censor | sensor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne censura censurar. | Dispositivo que recibe o responde estímulos como la luz, la temperatura, el nivel de radiación, presión, etcétera, usualmente envia una señal a un observador o a un instrumento de medición o de control. |
Same sound, different letters: censor vs sensor
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - censor and sensor
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: censor and sensor carry the same recorded pronunciation, [sẽnˈsoɾ]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - c in “censor” becomes s in “sensor”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censor is recorded at frequency rank #31,698, classified as anadj, pronounced [sẽnˈsoɾ]. sensor is at rank #17,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sẽnˈsoɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49513, this pair ranks #108,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of censor vs sensor
Shared letters: enors. Private to "censor": c. Private to "sensor": -.
"censor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sensor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "censor" and "sensor" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "censor" or "sensor"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "censor" / "sensor". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "censor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sensor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censor" and "sensor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "censal vs censor". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #108,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.