hypercentre

\i.pɛʁ.sɑ̃tʁ\

/\i.pɛʁ.sɑ̃tʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“hypercentre” is uncommon French (frequency #83,028 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,028
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cœur d’un centre urbain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hypercentre · hypercentre · French

hypercentre · rank #83,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,028
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hydroliennes

Nearest frequency peer: hydroliennes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hypercentre »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hypercentre » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hypercentre
PropertyValue
Headwordhypercentre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.pɛʁ.sɑ̃tʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hypercentre » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).hypercentretombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hydroliennes » (#83,027), « ibo » (#83,031), « houillère » (#83,024). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hypercentre » est au #83,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hypercentre is uncommon French at frequency #83,028 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.pɛʁ.sɑ̃tʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cœur d’un centre urbain.".

hypercentre 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hypercentre, spelled H-Y-P-E-R-C-E-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cœur d’un centre urbain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les quartiers Nord et les quartiers Sud sont déjà en zone de sécurité prioritaire et, dans l’hypercentre, nous avons créé des unités dédiées.
  2. Les centres commerciaux et les hypercentres des villes ont connu une forte affluence dimanche.

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 "hypercentre"?
"hypercentre" is spelled H-Y-P-E-R-C-E-N-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.pɛʁ.sɑ̃tʁ\.
What does "hypercentre" mean?
As a noun, "hypercentre" means: Cœur d’un centre urbain.
How do you pronounce "hypercentre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hypercentre" is \i.pɛʁ.sɑ̃tʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hypercentre" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hypercentre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list