écocentre

\e.kɔ.sɑ̃tʁ\

/\e.kɔ.sɑ̃tʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“écocentre” 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) - Centre de collecte et de tri volontaire des déchets qui peut en assurer la récupération, le recyclage, l'incinération ou le stockage dans un centre d'enfouissement.

Key facts for écocentre
PropertyValue
Headwordécocentre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.kɔ.sɑ̃tʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “écocentre” sits in French frequency

écocentre falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

écocentre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.kɔ.sɑ̃tʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Centre de collecte et de tri volontaire des déchets qui peut en assurer la récupération, le recyclage, l'incinération ou le stockage dans un centre d'enfouissement.".

écocentre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is écocentre, spelled É-C-O-C-E-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Centre de collecte et de tri volontaire des déchets qui peut en assurer la récupération, le recyclage, l'incinération ou le stockage dans un centre d'enfouissement.

Synonyms

déchèterieparc à conteneurséco-déchèterie

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 "écocentre"?
"écocentre" is spelled É-C-O-C-E-N-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kɔ.sɑ̃tʁ\.
What does "écocentre" mean?
As a noun, "écocentre" means: Centre de collecte et de tri volontaire des déchets qui peut en assurer la récupération, le recyclage, l'incinération ou le stockage dans un centre d'enfouissement.
How do you pronounce "écocentre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écocentre" is \e.kɔ.sɑ̃tʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écocentre" come from?
"écocentre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “écocentre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-C-O-C-E-N-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.kɔ.sɑ̃tʁ\ (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
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