centroïde
\sɑ̃.tʁɔ.id\
The verdict
“centroïde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Centre d’un polygone.
Corpus desk
Index FR-centroide · centroïde · French
centroïde · 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 | centroïde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.tʁɔ.id\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « centroïde » en français
Rare enough to double-check
centroïde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.tʁɔ.id\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for centroïde in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is centroïde, spelled C-E-N-T-R-O-Ï-D-E.
Definition
- 1Centre d’un polygone.
- 2Centre de gravité des charges électriques.
- 3Point d’une zone géographique d’étendue relativement faible, choisi au voisinage de son centre de gravité et dont les coordonnées servent de localisant pour cette zone.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how centroïde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans Cartes & Données, le centroïde correspond à l’intersection des diagonales du polygone entourant l’entité de la carte.
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.