# centipede

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛn.tɪ.pid/ · frequency rank #37,375

## Definitions
1. Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
2. A many-oared Chinese smuggling boat.

## Etymology
From French centipède, from Latin centipeda, centipēs, from centi- (“hundred”) + pēs (“foot”); equivalent to centi- + -pede.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccentipede`, `cenitpede`, `cenntipede`, `centiepde`, `centipdee`, `centipedde`, `centipeed`, `centippede`, `centpiede`, `centtipede`, `cetnipede`, `cnetipede`, `ecntipede`

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