Which to use
“centièmes” and “centrées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,512
- “centièmes” frequency rank
- #35,420
- “centrées” frequency rank
- 65932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centièmes | centrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de centième. | Féminin pluriel de centré. |
Where the eye mixes centièmes and centrées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. centièmes runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against centrées's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses centièmes with centrées
A purely visual mix-up. centièmes (\sɑ̃.tjɛm\) and centrées (\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 65932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centièmes is recorded at frequency rank #30,512, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.tjɛm\. centrées is at rank #35,420, 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 65932, this pair ranks #70,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of centièmes vs centrées
Shared letters: censt. Private to "centièmes": imè. Private to "centrées": ré.
"centièmes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "centrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "centièmes" for "centrées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "centièmes" or "centrées"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "centièmes" and "centrées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "centièmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centièmes" and "centrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centers vs centrées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,102 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.