cental

\ˈsɛntəl\

/\ˈsɛntəl\/ noun

The verdict

“cental” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unité de mesure de masse équivalent à cent livres avoirdupois, soit 45,35923696 kilogrammes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cental · cental · French

cental · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 cental
PropertyValue
Headwordcental
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈsɛntəl\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cental » en français

centalsiège 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

cental is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈsɛntəl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unité de mesure de masse équivalent à cent livres avoirdupois, soit 45,35923696 kilogrammes.".

Zero misspellings are on record for cental in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is cental, spelled C-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unité de mesure de masse équivalent à cent livres avoirdupois, soit 45,35923696 kilogrammes.

Synonyms

hundredweightshort hundredweight

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 "cental"?
"cental" is spelled C-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈsɛntəl\.
What does "cental" mean?
As a noun, "cental" means: Unité de mesure de masse équivalent à cent livres avoirdupois, soit 45,35923696 kilogrammes.
How do you pronounce "cental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cental" is \ˈsɛntəl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cental" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list