Which to use
“centrées” is an adjective and “centrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,420
- “centrées” frequency rank
- #33,164
- “centrer” frequency rank
- 68584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centrées | centrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de centré. | Mettre dans son centre. |
Same sound, different letters: centrées vs centrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: centrées vs centrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: centrées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centrées is recorded at frequency rank #35,420, 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 68584, this pair ranks #58,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of centrées vs centrer
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "centrées": sé. Private to "centrer": -.
"centrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "centrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- centrer ← ccentrer · cenntrer · cenrter · centrerr · centrrer · centtrer · cetnrer · cnetrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "centrées" and "centrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "centrées" or "centrer"?
After this comparison
"centrées" and "centrer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "centrées" 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 #58,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centrées" and "centrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centers vs centrées". 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 #58,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.