Which to use
“Center” and “century” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,511
- “Center” frequency rank
- #21,206
- “century” frequency rank
- 24717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Center | century |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ansammlung von vielen Einzelhandelsgeschäften unter einem Dach | das Jahrhundert |
Letter map: Center vs century
Shared letters muted; letters that set Center and century apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - Center / century
Center and century are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Center is recorded at frequency rank #3,511, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsɛntɐ]. century is at rank #21,206, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 24717, this pair ranks #1,843,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Center vs century
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "Center": -. Private to "century": uy.
"Center" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "century" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Center" for "century" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Center" vs "century" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Center" and "century".
- Full dictionary entry for "Center" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "century" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,843,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Center" and "century" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "century vs puzzles". 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 #1,843,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.