sensibilisation

Name: sensibilisation, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\sɑ̃.si.bi.li.za.sjɔ̃\

/\sɑ̃.si.bi.li.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sensibilisation” has 22 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,239. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,239
frequency rank, French: 394,209
“S” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de sensibiliser, de conscientiser, de rendre sensible, réceptif, attentif à quelque chose pour lequel on ne manifestait pas d’intérêt auparavant.

Key facts for sensibilisation
Property	Value
Headword	sensibilisation
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\sɑ̃.si.bi.li.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters	15
Frequency rank	#10,239
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sensibilisation” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sensibilisation lands here:

#10,239

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around sensibilisation (IPA \sɑ̃.si.bi.li.za.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,239 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensibilisation, with forms such as "esnsibilisation", "senisbilisation", and "sennsibilisation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sensibilisation, spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Action de sensibiliser, de conscientiser, de rendre sensible, réceptif, attentif à quelque chose pour lequel on ne manifestait pas d’intérêt auparavant.
2
Processus par lequel un stimulus qui, au préalable, ne déclenche aucune réponse particulière, acquiert un pouvoir de déclenchement d’une réponse, soit par simple répétition, soit par présentation d’un autre stimulus.
3
Dans l’électrodéposition sur des substrats isolants, fixation d’un agent réducteur à la surface du substrat.
4
État qui résulte de la stimulation immunitaire d’un individu par un antigène (la réaction immunitaire produit un état de défense contre l’antigène infectieux ou tumoral ou au contraire un état allergique).
5
Diminution de la résistance d’un élément (cellule, tissu, organe) à certains facteurs ou substances.
6
Amélioration de la sensibilité d’une émulsion photographique à certaines longueurs d’ondes à l’aide de produits ou traitements physico-chimiques.

This word in other languages

sensitization(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

esnsibilisation
senisbilisation
sennsibilisation
sensbiilisation
sensibbilisation
sensibiilsation
sensibiliastion
sensibilisaiton
sensibilisatino
sensibilisationn
sensibilisatoin
sensibilisattion
sensibilissation
sensibilistaion
sensibillisation
sensibilsiation
sensibliisation
sensiiblisation
senssibilisation
sesnibilisation
snesibilisation
ssensibilisation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sensibilisation - 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.

Edit distance from "sensibilisation"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sensibilisation"?

"sensibilisation" is spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.si.bi.li.za.sjɔ̃\.

What does "sensibilisation" mean?

As a noun, "sensibilisation" means: Action de sensibiliser, de conscientiser, de rendre sensible, réceptif, attentif à quelque chose pour lequel on ne manifestait pas d’intérêt auparavant.

What are common misspellings of "sensibilisation"?

Common misspellings include "esnsibilisation", "senisbilisation", "sennsibilisation", "sensbiilisation", "sensibbilisation". The correct spelling is "sensibilisation".

How do you pronounce "sensibilisation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensibilisation" is \sɑ̃.si.bi.li.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sensibilisation" come from?

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Using “sensibilisation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is S-E-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.