sensuel

\sɑ̃.sɥɛl\

/\sɑ̃.sɥɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“sensuel” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,347
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est relatif aux sens, à la sensation, considéré sous son aspect subjectif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sensuel · sensuel · French

sensuel · rank #28,347 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,347
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scrabble

Nearest frequency peer: Scrabble (-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 « sensuel »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sensuel » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sensuel vs sexuel
71% similar
sensuel vs sensuelle
78% similar
sensuel vs sense
71% similar

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

Key facts for sensuel
PropertyValue
Headwordsensuel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɑ̃.sɥɛl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,347
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sensuel »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Scrabble » (#28,346), « sharks » (#28,348), « scierie » (#28,345). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sensuel » est au #28,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sensuel (IPA \sɑ̃.sɥɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,347 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sensuel, with forms such as "esnsuel", "sennsuel", and "senseul". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "sexuel", "sensuelle", "sense", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sensuel, spelled S-E-N-S-U-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est relatif aux sens, à la sensation, considéré sous son aspect subjectif.
  2. 2
    Qui flatte les sens.
  3. 3
    Qui est porté, attaché aux plaisirs des sens, en parlant d’une personne ou d’un animal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il la pénétrait bestialement, dans une hébétude sensuelle qui n’atteignait à la lucidité qu’à la minute où l’on voit, par une nuit d’été, la fusée d’un feu d’artifice fondre en un riche bouquet d’étoiles pâmées qui retombent au néant.
  2. Elle avait déjà entendu parler de l’égoïsme sensuel des hommes, toujours à l’affût d’une aventure.

This word in other languages

sensual(English)sensual(Español)sinnlich(Deutsch)sensual(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esnsuel
  • sennsuel
  • senseul
  • senssuel
  • sensuell
  • sensule
  • senusel
  • sesnuel
  • snesuel
  • ssensuel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esnsuel2sennsuel1senseul2senssuel1sensuell1sensule2senusel2sesnuel2
Edit distance from "sensuel"

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 "sensuel"?
"sensuel" is spelled S-E-N-S-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.sɥɛl\.
What does "sensuel" mean?
As an adjective, "sensuel" means: Qui est relatif aux sens, à la sensation, considéré sous son aspect subjectif.
What words are commonly confused with "sensuel"?
"sensuel" is commonly confused with "sexuel", "sensuelle", "sense". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sensuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sensuel" is \sɑ̃.sɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sensuel" come from?
"sensuel" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scierie#28,345résumée#28,340sourate#28,358rosaire#28,335

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

sharks10 variantssondés10 variantsSpinoza10 variantstartare10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list