centred
/ˈsɛn.təɹd/adjective, verb
centred is spelled C-E-N-T-R-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, centred means “UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of centered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in centred?
| Letters | 7: C-E-N-T-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is centred?
Centred appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 centred?
- UK /ˈsɛn.təd/
- US /ˈsɛn.təɹd/
Centred has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-centered.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-centred.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with centred?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as centred from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntəɹd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of centred
- centered US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does centred mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of centered.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of centre
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).