centaury
/ˈsɛntɔɹi/noun
centaury is spelled C-E-N-T-A-U-R-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, centaury means “Centaurium, sensu stricto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of centaury is centauries.
How many letters and syllables are in centaury?
| Letters | 8: C-E-N-T-A-U-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is centaury?
Centaury appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce centaury?
- UK /ˈsɛntɔːɹɪ/
- UK /ˈsɛntəɹɪ/
- US /ˈsɛntɔɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-centaury.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-centaury2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of centaury
- centauries plural
- centory
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does centaury mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Centaurium, sensu stricto
- 2
Gyrandra, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- 3
Schenkia, a genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- 4
Zeltnera, a New World genus in Gentianaceae, formerly included in Centaurium, with species commonly called centaury
- 5
Centaurea, a genus in the Asteraceae containing species sometimes called centaury
- 6
Cheirolophus crassifolius, a species in the Asteraceae commonly known as Maltese centaury
- 7
Sabatia, a New World genus in the Gentianaceae containing species sometimes called centaury
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Centaury in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Centaurium:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does centaury come from?
From Middle English centaure, from Old English centaurie, from Medieval Latin centaurēa, centauria, from Latin centaurēum, centaurion, from Ancient Greek κενταύρειον (kentaúreion, “several plants related to Centaurea”), from κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”) (due to the mythological discovery of its medicinal properties by Chiron the Centaur). Doublet of centaurea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).