Which to use
“censeurs” and “centers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,194
- “censeurs” frequency rank
- #47,779
- “centers” frequency rank
- 85973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censeurs | centers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de censeur. | Pluriel de center. |
Where the eye mixes censeurs and centers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. censeurs runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against centers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: censeurs vs centers
A purely visual mix-up. censeurs (\sɑ̃.sœʁ\) and centers (\ˈsɛn.ɚz\) 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 85973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censeurs is recorded at frequency rank #38,194, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃.sœʁ\. centers is at rank #47,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɛn.ɚz\.
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 85973, this pair ranks #10,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of censeurs vs centers
Shared letters: cenrs. Private to "censeurs": u. Private to "centers": t.
"censeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "centers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "censeurs" and "centers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "censeurs" vs "centers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "censeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censeurs" and "centers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centers vs convers". 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 #10,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.