centimètre cube
\sɑ̃.ti.mɛtʁ kyb\
The verdict
“centimètre cube” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unité de mesure du système CGS ; volume défini par un cube dont les arêtes ont une longueur d’un centimètre, soit 10⁻⁶ mètre cube ; le symbole est cm³.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centimètre cube |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.ti.mɛtʁ kyb\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “centimètre cube” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
centimètre cube is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.ti.mɛtʁ kyb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unité de mesure du système CGS ; volume défini par un cube dont les arêtes ont une longueur d’un centimètre, soit 10⁻⁶ mètre cube ; le symbole est cm³.".
Zero misspellings are on record for centimètre cube in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is centimètre cube, spelled C-E-N-T-I-M-È-T-R-E- -C-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1Unité de mesure du système CGS ; volume défini par un cube dont les arêtes ont une longueur d’un centimètre, soit 10⁻⁶ mètre cube ; le symbole est cm³.
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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.
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Using “centimètre cube”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-E-N-T-I-M-È-T-R-E- -C-U-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.