sentences

\sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\

/\sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“sentences” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,366
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de sentence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sentences · sentences · French

sentences · rank #30,366 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,366
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sensationnel

Nearest frequency peer: sensationnel (-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 « sentences »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sentences » 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).

sentences vs séquences
67% similar
sentences vs sentence
89% similar
sentences vs semences
78% similar

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

Key facts for sentences
PropertyValue
Headwordsentences
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,366
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sentences »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).sentencesse 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 « sensationnel » (#30,365), « servais » (#30,367), « Schuman » (#30,364). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sentences » est au #30,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around sentences (IPA \sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,366 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de sentence.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentences, with forms such as "esntences", "senetnces", and "senntences". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "séquences", "sentence", "semences", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sentences, spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de sentence.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esntences
  • senetnces
  • senntences
  • sentecnes
  • sentencces
  • sentencess
  • sentencse
  • sentenecs
  • sentennces
  • sentneces
  • senttences
  • setnences
  • snetences
  • ssentences

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esntences2senetnces2senntences1sentecnes2sentencces1sentencess1sentencse2sentenecs2
Edit distance from "sentences"

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 "sentences"?
"sentences" is spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\.
What does "sentences" mean?
As a noun, "sentences" means: Pluriel de sentence.
What words are commonly confused with "sentences"?
"sentences" is commonly confused with "séquences", "sentence", "semences". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentences"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentences" is \sɑ̃.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentences" come from?
"sentences" 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 "sentences", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Siegfried#30,370réservant#30,355unitaires#30,413portfolio#30,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

rediffusion14 variantstunisiennes14 variantsponctuels14 variantsvéhiculer14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list