sensésvssentisTell them apart

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.

6 ch
sensés
6 ch
sentis

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?
No. They are said differently (\sɑ̃.se\ versus \sɑ̃.ti\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sensés" or "sentis"?
"sentis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,092 in our French list, against #31,255 for "sensés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list