centrique

\sɑ̃.tʁik\

/\sɑ̃.tʁik\/ adj

The verdict

“centrique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De centre, relatif à un axe central, de pôle, cardinal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-centrique · centrique · French

centrique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for centrique
PropertyValue
Headwordcentrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɑ̃.tʁik\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « centrique » en français

centriquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

centrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɑ̃.tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De centre, relatif à un axe central, de pôle, cardinal.".

No misspelling variants are generated for centrique in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is centrique, spelled C-E-N-T-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De centre, relatif à un axe central, de pôle, cardinal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how centrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le point centrique.
  2. Les diatomées centrales sont parfois appelées diatomées centriques.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "centrique"?
"centrique" is spelled C-E-N-T-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.tʁik\.
What does "centrique" mean?
As an adjective, "centrique" means: De centre, relatif à un axe central, de pôle, cardinal.
How do you pronounce "centrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centrique" is \sɑ̃.tʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centrique" come from?
"centrique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list