Which to use
“censé” and “cent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,595
- “censé” frequency rank
- #1,854
- “cent” frequency rank
- 5449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censé | cent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Supposé, réputé, considéré (comme). | Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf plus un, soit dix fois dix, correspondant au nombre 100. |
Where the eye mixes censé and cent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between censé and cent
A purely visual mix-up. censé (\sɑ̃.se\) and cent (\sɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censé is recorded at frequency rank #3,595, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\. cent is at rank #1,854, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 5449, this pair ranks #428,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of censé vs cent
Shared letters: cen. Private to "censé": sé. Private to "cent": t.
"censé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cent ← ccent · cennt · centt · cetn · cnet · ecnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "censé" and "cent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "censé" vs "cent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "censé" and "cent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "censé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censé" and "cent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "censé vs conde". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #428,986 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.