centésimo

[sẽn̪ˈt̪esimo]

/[sẽn̪ˈt̪esimo]/ num

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The verdict

“centésimo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,210 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,210
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una parte de cien partes en que se divide algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-centesimo · centésimo · Spanish

centésimo · rank #69,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,210
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cerrá

Nearest frequency peer: cerrá (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “centésimo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “centésimo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for centésimo
PropertyValue
Headwordcentésimo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[sẽn̪ˈt̪esimo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “centésimo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.centésimocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cerrá” (#69,211), “CEIP” (#69,208), “chabolas” (#69,212). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “centésimo” va en #69,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

centésimo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,210 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [sẽn̪ˈt̪esimo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

centésimo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is centésimo, spelled C-E-N-T-É-S-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Una parte de cien partes en que se divide algo.
  2. 2
    Resultado de multiplicar por 1/(100) o 0,01.
  3. 3
    Dícese del elemento con el número de orden 100 en un conjunto ordenado de elementos.

Synonyms

centeno

This word in other languages

hundredth(English)centième(Français)hundertste(Deutsch)centésimo(Português)

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "centésimo"?
"centésimo" is spelled C-E-N-T-É-S-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sẽn̪ˈt̪esimo].
What does "centésimo" mean?
As a numeral, "centésimo" means: Una parte de cien partes en que se divide algo.
How do you pronounce "centésimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centésimo" is [sẽn̪ˈt̪esimo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centésimo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "centésimo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chipriota#69,217castigaba#69,201caraqueña#69,194carabelas#69,192

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list