centre de contrôle

\sɑ̃.tʁə də kɔ̃.tʁol\

/\sɑ̃.tʁə də kɔ̃.tʁol\/ noun

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The verdict

“centre de contrôle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Centre permettait de surveiller à distance ou de coordonner à distance des opérations, par exemple de coordonner les opérations de lancement, de contrôle et de commande d’engins spatiaux.

Key facts for centre de contrôle
PropertyValue
Headwordcentre de contrôle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃.tʁə də kɔ̃.tʁol\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “centre de contrôle” sits in French frequency

centre de contrôle falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

centre de contrôle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.tʁə də kɔ̃.tʁol\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Centre permettait de surveiller à distance ou de coordonner à distance des opérations, par exemple de coordonner les opérations de lancement, de contrôle et de commande d’engins spatiaux.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for centre de contrôle, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is centre de contrôle, spelled C-E-N-T-R-E- -D-E- -C-O-N-T-R-Ô-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Centre permettait de surveiller à distance ou de coordonner à distance des opérations, par exemple de coordonner les opérations de lancement, de contrôle et de commande d’engins spatiaux.

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "centre de contrôle"?
"centre de contrôle" is spelled C-E-N-T-R-E- -D-E- -C-O-N-T-R-Ô-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.tʁə də kɔ̃.tʁol\.
What does "centre de contrôle" mean?
As a noun, "centre de contrôle" means: Centre permettait de surveiller à distance ou de coordonner à distance des opérations, par exemple de coordonner les opérations de lancement, de contrôle et de commande d’engins spatiaux.
How do you pronounce "centre de contrôle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centre de contrôle" is \sɑ̃.tʁə də kɔ̃.tʁol\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centre de contrôle" come from?
"centre de contrôle" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “centre de contrôle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-E-N-T-R-E- -D-E- -C-O-N-T-R-Ô-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɑ̃.tʁə də kɔ̃.tʁol\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list