sentiments

\sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\

/\sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“sentiments” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,199 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,199
frequency rank, French
10
letters
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de sentiment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sentiments vs sentiment
90% similar
sentiments vs sédiments
70% similar
sentiments vs sentimental
82% similar

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

Key facts for sentiments
PropertyValue
Headwordsentiments
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,199
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sentiments” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sentiments lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sentiments is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,199 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de sentiment.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentiments, with forms such as "esntiments", "senitments", and "senntiments". 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, "sentiment", "sédiments", "sentimental", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sentiments, spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de sentiment.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esntiments,senitments,senntiments,sentiemnts,sentimennts,sentimenst,sentimentss,sentimentts,sentimetns,sentimments,sentimnets,sentmients,senttiments,setniments,snetiments,ssentiments

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esntiments2senitments2senntiments1sentiemnts2sentimennts1sentimenst2sentimentss1sentimentts1
Edit distance from "sentiments"

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 "sentiments"?
"sentiments" is spelled S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\.
What does "sentiments" mean?
As a noun, "sentiments" means: Pluriel de sentiment.
What words are commonly confused with "sentiments"?
"sentiments" is commonly confused with "sentiment", "sédiments", "sentimental". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sentiments"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sentiments" is \sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sentiments" come from?
"sentiments" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “sentiments”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sentiment” - see the side-by-side comparison. sentiments vs sentiment
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list