Which to use
“centrée” is an adjective and “centrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,829
- “centrée” frequency rank
- #33,164
- “centrer” frequency rank
- 48993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centrée | centrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de centré. | Mettre dans son centre. |
Same sound, different letters: centrée vs centrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - centrée and centrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: centrée and centrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɑ̃.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centrée is recorded at frequency rank #15,829, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.tʁe\. centrer is at rank #33,164, tagged as averb, 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 48993, this pair ranks #174,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of centrée vs centrer
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "centrée": é. Private to "centrer": -.
"centrée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "centrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- centrer ← ccentrer · cenntrer · cenrter · centrerr · centrrer · centtrer · cetnrer · cnetrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "centrée" and "centrer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "centrée" or "centrer" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "centrée" / "centrer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "centrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centrée" and "centrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centers vs centrer". 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 #174,372 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.