sentine
\sɑ̃.tin\
The verdict
“sentine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cale, partie basse de l’intérieur d’un navire, dans laquelle les eaux s’amassent et croupissent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sentine · sentine · French
sentine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sentine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.tin\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sentine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sentine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.tin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sentine in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sentine, spelled S-E-N-T-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Cale, partie basse de l’intérieur d’un navire, dans laquelle les eaux s’amassent et croupissent.
- 2Endroit malpropre et nauséabond.
- 3Bas-fond, endroit malsain où se concentrent les vices.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sentine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cependant leur symbole est comme une sentine où sont venues converger, horriblement confondues ensemble, les abominations imaginées par les autres hérétiques. Pour mieux dérober aux regards des profanes leurs souillures et leurs turpitudes, ils ne craignent pas de dire à leurs disciples : « Jurez, parjurez-vous ; mais ne dévoilez pas nos mystères ».
Signalons enfin que dans les trous d’anguiller rectangulaires ménagés à la base de chaque couple, de part et d'autre de la quille, et destinés à assurer l'écoulement de l'eau dans la sentine, on a retrouvé intact le cordage, passant d’anguiller en anguiller, qui permettait sans doute le ramonage de ce conduit.
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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.