cendrée

\sɑ̃.dʁe\

/\sɑ̃.dʁe\/ noun

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The verdict

“cendrée” is an uncommon French word, ranked #55,804 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#55,804
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Écume de plomb. → voir masticant ^([1&2])

Key facts for cendrée
PropertyValue
Headwordcendrée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃.dʁe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cendrée” sits in French 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). cendrée lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cendrée is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɑ̃.dʁe\. Corpus data places it at rank #55,804 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cendrée, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cendrée, spelled C-E-N-D-R-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écume de plomb. → voir masticant ^([1&2])
  2. 2
    Petit plomb dont on se sert à la chasse du petit gibier ^([1&2]).
  3. 3
    Mélange de pierre à chaux et de cendres de charbon de terre, pour fabriquer un ciment ^([2]).
  4. 4
    Mélange de mâchefer et de sable servant à recouvrir les pistes de sport
  5. 5
    Piste cendrée.

Synonyms

plomb

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cendrée"?
"cendrée" is spelled C-E-N-D-R-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.dʁe\.
What does "cendrée" mean?
As a noun, "cendrée" means: Écume de plomb. → voir masticant ^([1&2])
How do you pronounce "cendrée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cendrée" is \sɑ̃.dʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cendrée" come from?
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Using “cendrée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-E-N-D-R-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɑ̃.dʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list