sensible

\sɑ̃.sibl\

/\sɑ̃.sibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“sensible” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,169. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,169
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a la faculté de recevoir les impressions physiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sensible · sensible · French

sensible · rank #3,169 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,169
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sachant

Nearest frequency peer: sachant (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “sensible”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “sensible” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

sensible vs sensibles
89% similar
sensible vs sénile
63% similar

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

Key facts for sensible
PropertyValue
Headwordsensible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɑ̃.sibl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,169
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “sensible” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).sensiblese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sachant » (#3,168), « révèle » (#3,167), « soutient » (#3,171). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sensible (IPA \sɑ̃.sibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,169 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensible, with forms such as "esnsible", "senisble", and "sennsible". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sensibles", "sénile", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sensible, spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a la faculté de recevoir les impressions physiques.
  2. 2
    En parlant des impressions morales.
  3. 3
    Qui est aisément ému, touché, attendri.
  4. 4
    Qui se fait sentir ; qui fait impression sur les sens.
  5. 5
    En parlant des impressions morales.
  6. 6
    Qui se fait sentir ou qui se fait remarquer aisément.
  7. 7
    Qui marque les plus légères différences, les plus légères variations.
  8. 8
    Qui ne peut être dévoilé sans nuire aux entités qu'elle concerne.
  9. 9
    Mal famé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. S’ils sont communicants et sensibles, pourquoi n’éprouveraient-ils pas des émotions ?
  2. Les parties nerveuses sont les plus sensibles.

Antonyms

insensible

This word in other languages

sensitive(English)sensible(Español)feinfühlig(Deutsch)sensível(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsible
  • senisble
  • sennsible
  • sensbile
  • sensibble
  • sensibel
  • sensiblle
  • sensilbe
  • senssible
  • sesnible
  • snesible
  • ssensible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esnsible2senisble2sennsible1sensbile2sensibble1sensibel2sensiblle1sensilbe2
Edit distance from "sensible"

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 "sensible"?
"sensible" is spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.sibl\.
What does "sensible" mean?
As an adjective, "sensible" means: Qui a la faculté de recevoir les impressions physiques.
What words are commonly confused with "sensible"?
"sensible" is commonly confused with "sensibles", "sénile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sensible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensible" is \sɑ̃.sibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sensible" come from?
"sensible" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

soutient#3,171richesse#3,166totalité#3,172éditions#3,176

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

probable12 variantspriorité12 variantsPortugal12 variantsattendent12 variants

What to do next

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  • "sensible" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "sensibles". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,169 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list