sensiblement

\sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\

/\sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“sensiblement” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,075. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,075
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière sensible, perceptible ou appréciable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sensiblement · sensiblement · French

sensiblement · rank #9,075 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,075
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Simone

Nearest frequency peer: Simone (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « sensiblement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « sensiblement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sensiblement
PropertyValue
Headwordsensiblement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#9,075
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sensiblement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.sensiblementse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Simone » (#9,076), « solaires » (#9,077), « réunies » (#9,072). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sensiblement » est au #9,075. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around sensiblement (IPA \sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #9,075 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensiblement, with forms such as "esnsiblement", "senisblement", and "sennsiblement". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sensiblement, spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière sensible, perceptible ou appréciable.
  2. 2
    D’une manière qui affecte le cœur, touchante, émouvante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les températures « vont baisser sensiblement par le Nord-Ouest d’ici à la fin de la semaine, sauf sur les régions les plus au Sud où elles pourront rester élevées », proches de 35°C, a souligné Olivier Caumont, de Météo-France.
  2. Les marnes bleues qui constituent le substratum des alluvions avec des faciès sensiblement identiques, d’Épineau-Ies-Voves à Appoigny, méritent de retenir l’attention au point de vue stratigraphique.

Synonyms

ardemmentbeaucoupénormémentfortementinfinimentintensémentnettementprofondémenttrèsvivement

This word in other languages

significantly(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsiblement
  • senisblement
  • sennsiblement
  • sensbilement
  • sensibblement
  • sensibelment
  • sensibleemnt
  • sensiblemennt
  • sensiblementt
  • sensiblemetn
  • sensiblemment
  • sensiblemnet
  • sensibllement
  • sensiblmeent
  • sensilbement
  • senssiblement
  • sesniblement
  • snesiblement
  • ssensiblement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sensiblement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esnsiblement2senisblement2sennsiblement1sensbilement2sensibblement1sensibelment2sensibleemnt2sensiblemennt1
Edit distance from "sensiblement"

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 "sensiblement"?
"sensiblement" is spelled S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\.
What does "sensiblement" mean?
As an adverb, "sensiblement" means: D’une manière sensible, perceptible ou appréciable.
What are common misspellings of "sensiblement"?
Common misspellings include "esnsiblement", "senisblement", "sennsiblement", "sensbilement", "sensibblement". The correct spelling is "sensiblement".
How do you pronounce "sensiblement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensiblement" is \sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sensiblement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

améliorations19 variantsintervenants19 variantsmodernisation19 variantssoigneusement19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list