maison centrale

\mɛ.zɔ̃ sɑ̃.tʁal\

/\mɛ.zɔ̃ sɑ̃.tʁal\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maison de détention pour les condamnés dont la peine excède un an.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maison-centrale · maison centrale · French

maison centrale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 maison centrale
PropertyValue
Headwordmaison centrale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛ.zɔ̃ sɑ̃.tʁal\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « maison centrale » en français

maison centralesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

maison centrale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.zɔ̃ sɑ̃.tʁal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maison de détention pour les condamnés dont la peine excède un an.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maison centrale, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 maison centrale, spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -C-E-N-T-R-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maison de détention pour les condamnés dont la peine excède un an.

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 "maison centrale"?
"maison centrale" is spelled M-A-I-S-O-N- -C-E-N-T-R-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.zɔ̃ sɑ̃.tʁal\.
What does "maison centrale" mean?
As a noun, "maison centrale" means: Maison de détention pour les condamnés dont la peine excède un an.
How do you pronounce "maison centrale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maison centrale" is \mɛ.zɔ̃ sɑ̃.tʁal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maison centrale" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list