Zenturie
[t͡sɛnˈtuːʁiə]
The verdict
“Zenturie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einheit aus hundert Soldaten unter dem Befehl eines Zenturios
Corpus desk
Index DE-zenturie · Zenturie · German
Zenturie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zenturie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡sɛnˈtuːʁiə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zenturie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zenturie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɛnˈtuːʁiə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einheit aus hundert Soldaten unter dem Befehl eines Zenturios".
Zero misspellings are on record for Zenturie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zenturie, spelled Z-E-N-T-U-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Einheit aus hundert Soldaten unter dem Befehl eines Zenturios
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zenturie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Befehlshaber einer Zenturie, der Zenturio ›(Centurio)‹, stieg immer aus den Mannschaftsdienstgraden auf, Zenturio konnte also jeder römische Bürger werden.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.