sensible
French, noun/sɑ̃.sibl/
sensible is spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,133rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sensible is a French feminine noun meaning “leading tone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Septième note, ou degré, de la gamme, lorsque celle-ci est un demi-ton diatonique sous la tonique (premier…”.
What does sensible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sensitive
noun
- 1
feminineleading tone
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a la faculté de recevoir les impressions physiques. 2. En parlant des impressions morales. 3. Qui est aisément ému, touché, attendri. 4. Qui se fait sentir ; qui fait impression sur les sens.
noun: 1. Septième note, ou degré, de la gamme, lorsque celle-ci est un demi-ton diatonique sous la tonique (premier degré de la gamme).
noun: 1. Personne qui est aisément émue, touchée, attendrie.
noun: 1. Ce qui est susceptible d’être perçu par les sens, ou, plus largement, l’ensemble des impressions et des représentations.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sensible
- sensibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sensible?
- /sɑ̃.sibl/
- \sɑ̃.sibl\
- [sɑ̃.sibl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sensible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sensible in French?
sensible appears 25 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).