cenne noire
\sɛn nwɑʁ\
The verdict
“cenne noire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce d'un cent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cenne-noire · cenne noire · French
cenne noire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cenne noire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛn nwɑʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cenne noire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cenne noire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛn nwɑʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pièce d'un cent.".
Zero misspellings are on record for cenne noire in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cenne noire, spelled C-E-N-N-E- -N-O-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Pièce d'un cent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cenne noire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il a un pot plein de cennes noires.
L'irresponsabilité, ça se paye! Je refuse de donner une cenne noire pour sortir du trou ces jeunes qui ne veulent pas assumer les conséquences des risques encourus. Les personnes qui donnent de l'argent pour ces causes indéfendables sont les dindons de la farce.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.