# centaur

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛn.tɔː/ · frequency rank #37,374

## Definitions
1. A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
2. One of a number of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.
3. A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.
4. A human and an AI who work together.

## Etymology
From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a member of a savage race from Thessaly”).

## Easily confused with
- **center** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/centaur-vs-center)
- **century** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/centaur-vs-century)
- **contour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/centaur-vs-contour)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccentaur`, `cenatur`, `cenntaur`, `centaru`, `centaurr`, `centtaur`, `centuar`, `cetnaur`, `cnetaur`, `ecntaur`

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