Which to use
“sensés” and “sentis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,255
- “sensés” frequency rank
- #22,092
- “sentis” frequency rank
- 53347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sensés | sentis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de sensé. | Masculin pluriel de senti. |
Where the eye mixes sensés and sentis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sensés and sentis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sensés and sentis
A purely visual mix-up. sensés (\sɑ̃.se\) and sentis (\sɑ̃.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sensés is recorded at frequency rank #31,255, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\. sentis is at rank #22,092, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.ti\.
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 53347, this pair ranks #141,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sensés vs sentis
Shared letters: ens. Private to "sensés": é. Private to "sentis": it.
"sensés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sentis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sentis ← esntis · senits · senntis · sentiss · sentsi · senttis · setnis · snetis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sensés" and "sentis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sensés" or "sentis"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sensés" and "sentis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sensés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sensés" and "sentis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "semés vs sensés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #141,340 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.