Which to use
“sensés” and “siennes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,255
- “sensés” frequency rank
- #17,272
- “siennes” frequency rank
- 48527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sensés | siennes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de sensé. | Féminin pluriel de sien. |
Where the eye mixes sensés and siennes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sensés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against siennes's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sensés vs siennes
A purely visual mix-up. sensés (\sɑ̃.se\) and siennes (\sjɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48527, 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\. siennes is at rank #17,272, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sjɛn\.
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 48527, this pair ranks #178,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sensés vs siennes
Shared letters: ens. Private to "sensés": é. Private to "siennes": i.
"sensés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "siennes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- siennes ← isennes · seinnes · sienens · sienes · sienness · siennse · sinenes · ssiennes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sensés" and "siennes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sensés" or "siennes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sensés" and "siennes" 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 "siennes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sensés" and "siennes" 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 #178,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.