Which to use
“centième” and “centrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,797
- “centième” frequency rank
- #15,829
- “centrée” frequency rank
- 39626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centième | centrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a rapport à cent pour l’ordre, le rang. | Féminin singulier de centré. |
Where the eye mixes centième and centrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. centième runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against centrée's 7 (CVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: centième vs centrée
A purely visual mix-up. centième (\sɑ̃.tjɛm\) and centrée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centième is recorded at frequency rank #23,797, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.tjɛm\. centrée is at rank #15,829, 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 39626, this pair ranks #246,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of centième vs centrée
Shared letters: cent. Private to "centième": imè. Private to "centrée": ré.
"centième" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "centrée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "centième" and "centrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "centième" or "centrée" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "centième" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centième" and "centrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centrée vs Césarée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #246,588 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.