# central vs centre

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### central
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/ · frequency rank #782*
Being in the centre.

### centre
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛntə/ · frequency rank #1,180*
Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.

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