# centuries vs centurion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### centuries
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiz/ · frequency rank #4,143*
plural of century

### centurion
*noun · IPA /sɛnˈtjʊəɹ.i.ən/ · frequency rank #27,086*
An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

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