# Centre vs centrum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Centre
*name · IPA [sɑ̃ːtʁ] · frequency rank #16,949*
Region im Zentrum Frankreichs

### centrum
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡sɛntrum] · frequency rank #21,926*
Zentrum, Mitte, Mittelpunkt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/centre-vs-centrum