cents

\sɑ̃\

/\sɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“cents” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,053. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,053
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de cent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cents · cents · French

cents · rank #4,053 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,053
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH ceinture

Nearest frequency peer: ceinture (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cents »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cents » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cents vs ces
60% similar
cents vs cet
60% similar
cents vs CNT
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cents
PropertyValue
Headwordcents
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɑ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,053
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cents »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.centsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ceinture » (#4,052), « charbon » (#4,054), « camps » (#4,051). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cents » est au #4,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cents (IPA \sɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,053 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de cent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cents, with forms such as "ccents", "cennts", and "censt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ces", "cet", "CNT", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 cents, spelled C-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de cent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quatre cents hommes sont venus.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccents
  • cennts
  • censt
  • centss
  • centts
  • cetns
  • cnets
  • ecnts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cents - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccents1cennts1censt2centss1centts1cetns2cnets2ecnts2
Edit distance from "cents"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cents"?
"cents" is spelled C-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃\.
What does "cents" mean?
As an adjective, "cents" means: Pluriel de cent.
What words are commonly confused with "cents"?
"cents" is commonly confused with "ces", "cet", "CNT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cents"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cents" is \sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cents" come from?
"cents" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cents", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

camps#4,051chats#4,055bonus#4,047bleue#4,046

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Alsace8 variantsaccueille8 variantsminuit8 variantsnourrir8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list