Which to use
“censées” and “centrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,384
- “censées” frequency rank
- #32,730
- “centrés” frequency rank
- 53114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censées | centrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de censé. | Masculin pluriel de centré. |
Where the eye mixes censées and centrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: censées vs centrés
A purely visual mix-up. censées (\sɑ̃.se\) and centrés (\sɑ̃.tʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censées is recorded at frequency rank #20,384, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\. centrés is at rank #32,730, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.tʁe\.
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 53114, this pair ranks #142,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of censées vs centrés
Shared letters: censé. Private to "censées": -. Private to "centrés": rt.
"censées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "centrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "censées" and "centrés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "censées" or "centrés"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "censées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censées" and "centrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centrés vs congres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #142,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.