Which to use
“cent” is an adjective and “citent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,854
- “cent” frequency rank
- #22,515
- “citent” frequency rank
- 24369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cent | citent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf plus un, soit dix fois dix, correspondant au nombre 100. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe citer. |
Where the eye mixes cent and citent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cent vs citent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cent is \sɑ̃\ while citent is \sit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cent is recorded at frequency rank #1,854, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃\. citent is at rank #22,515, tagged as averb, pronounced \sit\.
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 24369, this pair ranks #346,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cent vs citent
Shared letters: cent. Private to "cent": -. Private to "citent": i.
"cent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "citent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cent" and "citent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cent" or "citent"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "citent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cent" and "citent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chient vs citent". 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 #346,999 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.