centrique
\sɑ̃.tʁik\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centrique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.tʁik\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1De centre, relatif à un axe central, de pôle, cardinal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how centrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le point centrique.
Les diatomées centrales sont parfois appelées diatomées centriques.
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.