centenier
\sɑ̃.tə.nje\
The verdict
“centenier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Officier de la milice romaine qui succéda au centurion, et qui commandait une troupe de cent hommes ; centurion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-centenier · centenier · French
centenier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centenier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.tə.nje\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
centenier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.tə.nje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for centenier, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is centenier, spelled C-E-N-T-E-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Officier de la milice romaine qui succéda au centurion, et qui commandait une troupe de cent hommes ; centurion.
- 2Se disait, dans certaines villes de France, de celui qui commandait cent hommes de garde bourgeoise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how centenier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme Jésus entrait dans Capharnaüm, un centenier l’aborda, le priant et disant: Seigneur, mon serviteur est couché à la maison, atteint de paralysie et souffrant beaucoup. Jésus lui dit: J’irai, et je le guérirai. Le centenier répondit : Seigneur, je ne suis pas digne que tu entres sous mon toit; mais dis seulement un mot, et mon serviteur sera guéri. Ca…
Et un autre encore s’appelle Corneille qui était centenier dans une cohorte de la légion nommée l’Italienne et celui-là fut le premier parmi les Gentils qui reçut le Saint-Esprit avec la Parole de Jésus-Christ.
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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.