petite centaurée
\pə.tit sɑ̃.to.ʁe\
The verdict
“petite centaurée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genre de Gentianacées, petites plantes herbacées à feuilles entières opposées, à fleurs roses ou jaunes. Le nom scientifique du genre est : Centaurium.
Corpus desk
Index FR-petite-centauree · petite centaurée · French
petite centaurée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | petite centaurée |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pə.tit sɑ̃.to.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « petite centaurée » en français
Rare enough to double-check
petite centaurée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pə.tit sɑ̃.to.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for petite centaurée in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is petite centaurée, spelled P-E-T-I-T-E- -C-E-N-T-A-U-R-É-E.
Definition
- 1Genre de Gentianacées, petites plantes herbacées à feuilles entières opposées, à fleurs roses ou jaunes. Le nom scientifique du genre est : Centaurium.
- 2Synonyme de petite centaurée commune (espèce de plantes).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how petite centaurée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le 9 août, dans le bois entre Perthes et Juniville, j'ai trouvé sur le bord d'un chemin quelques pieds de la petite Centaurée relevée en 1972 sur l'aérodrome de Séchault Centaurium pulchellum (SW) Druce subsp ramosissimum Villars.
« Ortie dioïque, vigne rouge, petite centaurée, baies d’églantier et... racines de... bardane ? »
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.