petite centaurée
\pə.tit sɑ̃.to.ʁe\
The verdict
“petite centaurée” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genre de Gentianacées, petites plantes herbacées à feuilles entières opposées, à fleurs roses ou jaunes. Le nom scientifique du genre est : Centaurium.
| 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) |
Where “petite centaurée” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for petite centaurée is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pə.tit sɑ̃.to.ʁe\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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).
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.
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Using “petite centaurée”
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- The one correct French spelling is P-E-T-I-T-E- -C-E-N-T-A-U-R-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.