cent-mille

\sɑ̃.mil\

/\sɑ̃.mil\/ adj

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The verdict

“cent-mille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cent fois mille unités, 10⁵.

Key facts for cent-mille
PropertyValue
Headwordcent-mille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɑ̃.mil\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cent-mille” sits in French frequency

cent-mille falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cent-mille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɑ̃.mil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cent fois mille unités, 10⁵.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cent-mille, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cent-mille, spelled C-E-N-T---M-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cent fois mille unités, 10⁵.

This word in other languages

hundred thousand(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cent-mille"?
"cent-mille" is spelled C-E-N-T---M-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.mil\.
What does "cent-mille" mean?
As an adjective, "cent-mille" means: Cent fois mille unités, 10⁵.
How do you pronounce "cent-mille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cent-mille" is \sɑ̃.mil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cent-mille" come from?
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Using “cent-mille”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-E-N-T---M-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɑ̃.mil\ (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