demi-cent
\də.mi.sɑ̃\
The verdict
“demi-cent” 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 May 6, 2026) - Moitié d’un cent, cinquantaine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demi-cent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “demi-cent” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
demi-cent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moitié d’un cent, cinquantaine.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for demi-cent, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is demi-cent, spelled D-E-M-I---C-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Moitié d’un cent, cinquantaine.
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.
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Using “demi-cent”
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- The one correct French spelling is D-E-M-I---C-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.