Which to use
“centre” and “césure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #344
- “centre” frequency rank
- #44,409
- “césure” frequency rank
- 44753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centre | césure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Point qui, dans un cercle ou une sphère, est à égale distance de tous les points de la circonférence de ce cercle ou de la surface de cette sphère. | Coupure d’un vers. Sorte de repos qui est placé en des endroits différents selon la nature des vers. |
Where the eye mixes centre and césure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. centre (CVCCCV) and césure (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between centre and césure
A purely visual mix-up. centre (\sɑ̃tʁ\) and césure (\se.zyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centre is recorded at frequency rank #344, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃tʁ\. césure is at rank #44,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.zyʁ\.
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 44753, this pair ranks #208,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of centre vs césure
Shared letters: cer. Private to "centre": nt. Private to "césure": sué.
"centre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "césure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- centre ← ccentre · cenntre · cenrte · centrre · centtre · cetnre · cnetre · ecntre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "centre" and "césure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "centre" vs "césure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "centre" and "césure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "centre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "césure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centre" and "césure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cese vs césure". 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 #208,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.