Which to use
“sentir” and “sentira” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,756
- “sentir” frequency rank
- #26,181
- “sentira” frequency rank
- 27937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentir | sentira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recevoir quelque impression par le moyen des sens, éprouver en soi quelque chose d’agréable ou de pénible. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de sentir. |
Where the eye mixes sentir and sentira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sentir runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sentira's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sentir vs sentira
A purely visual mix-up. sentir (\sɑ̃.tiʁ\) and sentira (\sɑ̃.ti.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “sentir” sits inside “sentira”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentir is recorded at frequency rank #1,756, classified as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.tiʁ\. sentira is at rank #26,181, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.ti.ʁa\.
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 27937, this pair ranks #325,846 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sentir vs sentira
Shared letters: einrst. Private to "sentir": -. Private to "sentira": a.
"sentir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sentira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sentir" for "sentira" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sentir" or "sentira"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,846 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentir" and "sentira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentira vs sentirai". 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 #325,846 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.