centile
\sɑ̃.til\
The verdict
“centile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chacune des 99 valeurs qui divisent une distribution statistique ordonnée en cent groupes d’effectifs égaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-centile · centile · French
centile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.til\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
centile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.til\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Chacune des 99 valeurs qui divisent une distribution statistique ordonnée en cent groupes d’effectifs égaux.".
centile doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is centile, spelled C-E-N-T-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Chacune des 99 valeurs qui divisent une distribution statistique ordonnée en cent groupes d’effectifs égaux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how centile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le 98ᵉ centile sépare les 98 % inférieurs des données.
Synonyms
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.