cent pour cent

\sɑ̃ puʁ sɑ̃\

/\sɑ̃ puʁ sɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entièrement, totalement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cent-pour-cent · cent pour cent · French

cent pour cent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for cent pour cent
PropertyValue
Headwordcent pour cent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\sɑ̃ puʁ sɑ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cent pour cent » en français

cent pour centsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cent pour cent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃ puʁ sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entièrement, totalement.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cent pour cent in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cent pour cent, spelled C-E-N-T- -P-O-U-R- -C-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entièrement, totalement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cent pour cent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces étudiantes national-socialistes cent pour cent affichent volontiers une allure soldatesque qui contraste , étrangement, avec leur pruderie réelle et touchante.
  2. Ça fait longtemps que je te cherchais ! Tu ne me croiras peut-être pas, mais tu es la fille cent pour cent parfaite pour moi, dit le jeune homme à la jeune fille.

This word in other languages

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 pour cent"?
"cent pour cent" is spelled C-E-N-T- -P-O-U-R- -C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃ puʁ sɑ̃\.
What does "cent pour cent" mean?
As an adverb, "cent pour cent" means: Entièrement, totalement.
How do you pronounce "cent pour cent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cent pour cent" is \sɑ̃ puʁ sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cent pour cent" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list