cent sept ans

\sɑ̃ sɛ.t‿ɑ̃\

/\sɑ̃ sɛ.t‿ɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Très longtemps.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cent-sept-ans · cent sept ans · French

cent sept ans · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 sept ans
PropertyValue
Headwordcent sept ans
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\sɑ̃ sɛ.t‿ɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cent sept ans” sits in French frequency

cent sept ans 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 sept ans is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \sɑ̃ sɛ.t‿ɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très longtemps.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cent sept ans, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cent sept ans, spelled C-E-N-T- -S-E-P-T- -A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très longtemps.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cent sept ans"?
"cent sept ans" is spelled C-E-N-T- -S-E-P-T- -A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃ sɛ.t‿ɑ̃\.
What does "cent sept ans" mean?
As an adverb, "cent sept ans" means: Très longtemps.
How do you pronounce "cent sept ans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cent sept ans" is \sɑ̃ sɛ.t‿ɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cent sept ans" come from?
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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