centi-
\sɑ̃.ti\
The verdict
“centi-” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dans le Système international et d’autres systèmes métriques, multiplie une unité de mesure par 10⁻² (ou la divise par 100). Son symbole est c.
Corpus desk
Index FR-centi · centi- · French
centi- · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centi- |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.ti\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “centi-” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
centi- is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed \sɑ̃.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for centi-, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is centi-, spelled C-E-N-T-I--.
Definition
- 1Dans le Système international et d’autres systèmes métriques, multiplie une unité de mesure par 10⁻² (ou la divise par 100). Son symbole est c.
- 2Indique cent entités, plus généralement un grand nombre de l'ordre de la centaine.
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