centenary
/sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/
"centenary" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“centenary” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,315 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #17,315
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centenary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “centenary” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for centenary is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,315 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for centenary, with forms such as "ccentenary", "cenetnary", and "cenntenary". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”) either directly or via French centenaire, from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal. The correct English form is centenary, spelled C-E-N-T-E-N-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
- 2Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
- 3Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
Etymology
From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”) either directly or via French centenaire, from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccentenary,cenetnary,cenntenary,centeanry,centenarry,centenaryy,centenayr,centennary,centenray,centneary,centtenary,cetnenary,cnetenary,ecntenary
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of centenary - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “centenary”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-E-N-T-E-N-A-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.