Which to use
“censure” and “century” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,218
- “censure” frequency rank
- #16,316
- “century” frequency rank
- 21534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censure | century |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Examen qu’un gouvernement fait faire des livres, des journaux, des pièces de théâtre, etc., avant d’en permettre la publication ou la représentation. | Siècle (période de cent ans) |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set censure and century apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
censure and century form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censure is recorded at frequency rank #5,218, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃.syʁ\. century is at rank #16,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹi\.
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 21534, this pair ranks #362,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering censure vs century
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “censure” entry
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