deux-cents
\dø.sɑ̃\
The verdict
“deux-cents” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Le nombre 200.
Corpus desk
Index FR-deux-cents · deux-cents · French
deux-cents · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | deux-cents |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dø.sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
deux-cents is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dø.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for deux-cents in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is deux-cents, spelled D-E-U-X---C-E-N-T-S.
Definition
- 1Le nombre 200.
- 2Objet numéroté 200.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deux-cents appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Deux-cents s’écrit CC en chiffres romains.
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.