Center
[ˈsɛntɐ]
The verdict
“Center” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,511
- frequency rank, German
- 1,273
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansammlung von vielen Einzelhandelsgeschäften unter einem Dach
Corpus desk
Index DE-center · Center · German
Center · rank #3,511 · 8 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,511
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,273
- PHOTO-FINISH britischen
Nearest frequency peer: britischen (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Center”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Beteiligung
Beteiligung
96,493 corpus weight
- Braunschweig
Braunschweig
96,492 corpus weight
- britischen
britischen
96,491 corpus weight
- Center
Center
96,490 corpus weight
- Charles
Charles
96,489 corpus weight
- Decke
Decke
96,488 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Center” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Center |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsɛntɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,511 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Center” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Center (IPA [ˈsɛntɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,511 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ansammlung von vielen Einzelhandelsgeschäften unter einem Dach".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Center, with forms such as "ccenter", "cenetr", and "cennter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Cents", "conte", "Centre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Center, spelled C-E-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ansammlung von vielen Einzelhandelsgeschäften unter einem Dach
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Center appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und nicht zum erstenmal diente die West Side als Filmkulisse, allerdings war sie selten so idyllisch wie bei Nora Ephron. Um die 66. Straße liegt das Lincoln Center, für dessen Bau Hunderte von Familien vertrieben wurden. Kurz vor dem Abriß wurde in den verlassenen Häusern West Side Story gedreht.“
In der Innenstadt befindet sich ein großes Center, das jeden Tag von Morgens bis Abend geöffnet hat.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccenter
- cenetr
- cennter
- centerr
- centter
- cetner
- cneter
- ecnter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Center - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Center", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Center". Here's where to go from here.
- "Center" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Cents". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,511 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.