centipede
\ˈsɛnt.ɪ.pid\
The verdict
“centipede” is uncommon French (frequency #85,555 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,555
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mille-pattes, iule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-centipede · centipede · French
centipede · rank #85,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,555
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 257,141
- PHOTO-FINISH caus
Nearest frequency peer: caus (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “centipede”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- caricaturant
caricaturant
14,450 corpus weight
- Casabianca
Casabianca
14,449 corpus weight
- Cassan
Cassan
14,448 corpus weight
- caus
caus
14,447 corpus weight
- centipede
centipede
14,446 corpus weight
- ceti
ceti
14,445 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “centipede” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centipede |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈsɛnt.ɪ.pid\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #85,555 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “centipede” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
centipede is uncommon French at frequency #85,555 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈsɛnt.ɪ.pid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mille-pattes, iule.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for centipede, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 centipede, spelled C-E-N-T-I-P-E-D-E.
Definition
- 1Mille-pattes, iule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how centipede appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Scientists do not know what the rim rock crowned snake eats, but centipedes and other small invertebrates are presumed to constitute a major part of its diet.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "centipede", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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.