centurie

\sɑ̃.ty.ʁi\

/\sɑ̃.ty.ʁi\/ noun

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The verdict

“centurie” is uncommon French (frequency #99,974 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,974
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Division militaire romaine de cent hommes, ou division politique capable de fournir cent hommes.

Key facts for centurie
PropertyValue
Headwordcenturie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃.ty.ʁi\
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,974
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “centurie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). centurie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

centurie is uncommon French at frequency #99,974 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.ty.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

centurie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is centurie, spelled C-E-N-T-U-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Division militaire romaine de cent hommes, ou division politique capable de fournir cent hommes.
  2. 2
    Groupe d’environ cent personnes.
  3. 3
    Centaine, groupe de cent choses.
  4. 4
    Siècle, espace de cent ans.
  5. 5
    Ouvrage divisé par siècles ou divisée par centaine de vers.
  6. 6
    Série numérotée de cent planches d’herbier.

Synonyms

centuria

This word in other languages

century(English)centuria(Español)Zenturie(Deutsch)centúria(Português)

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 "centurie"?
"centurie" is spelled C-E-N-T-U-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃.ty.ʁi\.
What does "centurie" mean?
As a noun, "centurie" means: Division militaire romaine de cent hommes, ou division politique capable de fournir cent hommes.
How do you pronounce "centurie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centurie" is \sɑ̃.ty.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centurie" come from?
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Using “centurie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-E-N-T-U-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɑ̃.ty.ʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list