centrale
French, noun/sɑ̃.tʁal/
centrale is spelled C-E-N-T-R-A-L-E (8 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written French, the 1,363rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Centrale is a French feminine noun meaning “power plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of central. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu, centre où se trouvent, où se font, où se pratiquent habituellement ou plus ordinairement certaines…”.
What does centrale mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepower plant
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of central
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lieu, centre où se trouvent, où se font, où se pratiquent habituellement ou plus ordinairement certaines choses. 2. Maison centrale. 3. Centrale électrique. 4. Centrale syndicale.
noun: 1. Ellipse du nom de l’École centrale des arts et manufactures, fondée à Paris en 1829. 2. Surnom donné au siège d’un service de renseignement extérieur.
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 centrale
- centrales plural
- Centrales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce centrale?
- /sɑ̃.tʁal/
- \sɑ̃.tʁal\
- [yn sɑ̃.tʁal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is centrale in French?
centrale appears 62 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).