Centreville

/ˈsɛn.tə.vɪl/

//ˈsɛn.tə.vɪl// name

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"centreville" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Centreville” is an uncommon English word, ranked #64,257 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#64,257
frequency rank, English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A ghost town in northern British Columbia, Canada.

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Key facts for Centreville
PropertyValue
HeadwordCentreville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈsɛn.tə.vɪl/
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Centreville” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Centreville lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Centreville is 11 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɛn.tə.vɪl/. Corpus data places it at rank #64,257 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 19 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Centreville in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From centre + -ville. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Centreville, spelled C-E-N-T-R-E-V-I-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A ghost town in northern British Columbia, Canada.
  2. 2
    A village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. 3
    An area in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. 4
    A subdivision of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. 5
    A community in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  6. 6
    A small community in Inverness County, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  7. 7
    A rural farming community in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  8. 8
    A community in Shelburne County, on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  9. 9
    The former name of the community and former village of Rodney, in the municipality of West Elgin, in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
  10. 10
    A community in the municipality of Meaford, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  11. 11
    A community in the township of Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
  12. 12
    A city, the county seat of Bibb County, Alabama, United States.
  13. 13
    The former name of the community of Centerville in the city of Fremont, Alameda County, California, United States.
  14. 14
    An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, also known as Centerville.
  15. 15
    A city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.
  16. 16
    A town, the county seat of Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States.
  17. 17
    A village, the county seat of St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States.
  18. 18
    A town in Amite County and Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States.
  19. 19
    A ghost town in Henderson County, Texas, United States.

Etymology

From centre + -ville.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Centreville"?
"Centreville" is spelled C-E-N-T-R-E-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛn.tə.vɪl/.
What does "Centreville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Centreville" means: A ghost town in northern British Columbia, Canada.
How do you pronounce "Centreville"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Centreville" is /ˈsɛn.tə.vɪl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Centreville"?
From centre + -ville. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Centreville”

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  • The one correct English spelling is C-E-N-T-R-E-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈsɛn.tə.vɪl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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