centre de masse
\sɑ̃tʁ də mas\
The verdict
“centre de masse” 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 September 3, 2026) - Un point dans ou près d’un corps où on peut assumer que la masse est concentrée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-centre-de-masse · centre de masse · French
centre de masse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centre de masse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃tʁ də mas\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « centre de masse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
centre de masse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃tʁ də mas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un point dans ou près d’un corps où on peut assumer que la masse est concentrée.".
No misspelling variants are generated for centre de masse in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is centre de masse, spelled C-E-N-T-R-E- -D-E- -M-A-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Un point dans ou près d’un corps où on peut assumer que la masse est concentrée.
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.