centi-
/ˈsɛn.tə/
"centi" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“centi-” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - one-hundredth
Corpus desk
Index EN-centi · centi- · English
centi- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centi- |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | /ˈsɛn.tə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “centi-” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
centi- is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed /ˈsɛn.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for centi-, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and hecto-. The correct English form is centi-, spelled C-E-N-T-I--.
Definition
- 1one-hundredth
- 2one-hundredth
- 3hundred
Etymology
From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and hecto-.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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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.