sentirvssentirezConfusable pair

Which to use

“sentir” and “sentirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,756
“sentir” frequency rank
#34,748
“sentirez” frequency rank
36504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sentir sentirez
Definition Recevoir quelque impression par le moyen des sens, éprouver en soi quelque chose d’agréable ou de pénible. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de sentir.

Where the eye mixes sentir and sentirez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
sentir
8 ch
sentirez

Why the eye confuses sentir with sentirez

A purely visual mix-up. sentir (\sɑ̃.tiʁ\) and sentirez (\sɑ̃.ti.ʁe\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “sentir” sits inside “sentirez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36504, 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\. sentirez is at rank #34,748, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.ti.ʁe\.

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 36504, this pair ranks #269,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sentir vs sentirez

Shared letters: einrst. Private to "sentir": -. Private to "sentirez": z.

"sentir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "sentirez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sentiresntir · senitr · senntir · sentirr · sentri · senttir · setnir · snetir
  • sentirezesntirez · senitrez · senntirez · sentierz · sentirezz · sentirrez · sentirze · sentriez

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sentir" and "sentirez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\sɑ̃.tiʁ\ versus \sɑ̃.ti.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sentir" or "sentirez"?
"sentir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,756 in our French list, against #34,748 for "sentirez". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sentir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sentirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sentir" and "sentirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentirai vs sentirez". 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 #269,116 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