Which to use
“sensée” and “sensés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,769
- “sensée” frequency rank
- #31,255
- “sensés” frequency rank
- 53024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sensée | sensés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de sensé. | Masculin pluriel de sensé. |
Same sound, different letters: sensée vs sensés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. sensée (CVCCVV) and sensés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - sensée / sensés
This is the hard kind. sensée and sensés are pronounced identically (\sɑ̃.se\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “sensée” becomes s in “sensés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sensée is recorded at frequency rank #21,769, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\. sensés is at rank #31,255, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53024, this pair ranks #143,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sensée vs sensés
Shared letters: ensé. Private to "sensée": -. Private to "sensés": -.
"sensée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sensés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sensée" and "sensés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sensée" vs "sensés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "sensée" / "sensés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "sensée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sensés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sensée" and "sensés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semés vs sensés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.