centime
French, noun/sɑ̃.tim/
centime is spelled C-E-N-T-I-M-E (7 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Centime is a French masculine noun meaning “centime (hundredth of a franc, coin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “La centième partie du franc”.
What does centime mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecentime (hundredth of a franc, coin)
- 2
masculinecent (one-hundredth of a euro), eurocent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. La centième partie du franc. 2. La centième partie de l’euro. 3. Pièce de valeur faciale de un centime.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of centime
- centimes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce centime?
- /sɑ̃.tim/
- \sɑ̃.tim\
- [sɑ̃.tim]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to centime
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is centime in French?
centime appears 2.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).