cintième

\sɛ̃.tjɛm\

/\sɛ̃.tjɛm\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-cintieme · cintième · French

cintième · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 cintième
PropertyValue
Headwordcintième
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃.tjɛm\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cintième » en français

cintièmereste 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

cintième is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃.tjɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cinquième.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cintième, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cintième, spelled C-I-N-T-I-È-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cinquième.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. — C’est rudement commode votre lavabo ; nous, qu’il faut monter l’eau de la cour au cintième !…

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 "cintième"?
"cintième" is spelled C-I-N-T-I-È-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.tjɛm\.
What does "cintième" mean?
As a noun, "cintième" means: Cinquième.
How do you pronounce "cintième"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cintième" is \sɛ̃.tjɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cintième" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list