près de ses cennes

\pʁɛ.tse.sɛn\

/\pʁɛ.tse.sɛn\/ adj

The verdict

“près de ses cennes” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Radin, avare.

Key facts for près de ses cennes
PropertyValue
Headwordprès de ses cennes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pʁɛ.tse.sɛn\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “près de ses cennes” sits in French frequency

près de ses cennes 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for près de ses cennes is 18 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɛ.tse.sɛn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Radin, avare.".

près de ses cennes has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is près de ses cennes, spelled P-R-È-S- -D-E- -S-E-S- -C-E-N-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Radin, avare.

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 "près de ses cennes"?
"près de ses cennes" is spelled P-R-È-S- -D-E- -S-E-S- -C-E-N-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɛ.tse.sɛn\.
What does "près de ses cennes" mean?
As an adjective, "près de ses cennes" means: Radin, avare.
How do you pronounce "près de ses cennes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "près de ses cennes" is \pʁɛ.tse.sɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "près de ses cennes" come from?
"près de ses cennes" 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 “près de ses cennes”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-R-È-S- -D-E- -S-E-S- -C-E-N-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʁɛ.tse.sɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list