sententvssentesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sentent is a verb, sentes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sentent” is a verb and “sentes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,400
“sentent” frequency rank
#42,044
“sentes” frequency rank
47444
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sentent sentes
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sentir. Pluriel de sente.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sentent and sentes apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
sentent
6 ch
sentes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sentent and sentes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɑ̃t\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sentent is recorded at frequency rank #5,400, classified as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃t\. sentes is at rank #42,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃t\.

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 47444, this pair ranks #186,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sentent vs sentes

Shared letters: enst. Private to "sentent": -. Private to "sentes": -.

"sentent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "sentes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sententesntent · senetnt · senntent · sentennt · sententt · sentetn · sentnet · senttent
  • sentesesntes · senets · senntes · sentess · sentse · senttes · setnes · snetes

Frequency comparison

sentent#5,400
sentes#42,044

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sentent" and "sentes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sentent" is a verb and "sentes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sentent" or "sentes"?
"sentent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,400 in our French list, against #42,044 for "sentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sentent vs sentes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “sentent”; for a noun, it's “sentes”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sentent” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list