sentem

verb

The verdict

“sentem” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #2,806 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#2,806
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo sentir

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sentem vs sete
67% similar
sentem vs serem
67% similar
sentem vs senti
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sentem
PropertyValue
Headwordsentem
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,806
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sentem” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sentem lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for sentem is 6 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #2,806 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sentem, with forms such as "esntem", "senetm", and "senntem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "sete", "serem", "senti", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is sentem, spelled S-E-N-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo sentir
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do plural do presente do modo subjuntivo do verbo sentar
  3. 3
    terceira pessoa do plural do imperativo afirmativo do verbo sentar
  4. 4
    terceira pessoa do plural do imperativo negativo do verbo sentar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esntem,senetm,senntem,sentemm,sentme,senttem,setnem,snetem,ssentem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sentem - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esntem2senetm2senntem1sentemm1sentme2senttem1setnem2snetem2
Edit distance from "sentem"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sentem"?
"sentem" is spelled S-E-N-T-E-M.
What does "sentem" mean?
As a verb, "sentem" means: terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo sentir
What words are commonly confused with "sentem"?
"sentem" is commonly confused with "sete", "serem", "senti". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sentem" come from?
"sentem" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “sentem”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-N-T-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “sete” - see the side-by-side comparison. sentem vs sete
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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