Which to use
“center” and “centers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,539
- “center” frequency rank
- #47,779
- “centers” frequency rank
- 55318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | center | centers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Centre. | Pluriel de center. |
Where the eye mixes center and centers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between center and centers
A purely visual mix-up. center (\ˈsɛn.ɚ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “center” sits inside “centers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
center is recorded at frequency rank #7,539, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɛn.ɚ\. 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 55318, this pair ranks #128,218 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of center vs centers
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "center": -. Private to "centers": s.
"center" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "centers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "center" for "centers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "center" vs "centers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "center" and "centers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "center" 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 #128,218 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "center" 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 #128,218 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.