Which to use
“centrer” is a verb and “centrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,164
- “centrer” frequency rank
- #32,730
- “centrés” frequency rank
- 65894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centrer | centrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre dans son centre. | Masculin pluriel de centré. |
Same sound, different letters: centrer vs centrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: centrer vs centrés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: centrer and centrés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɑ̃.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 65894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centrer is recorded at frequency rank #33,164, classified as averb, pronounced \sɑ̃.tʁe\. centrés is at rank #32,730, 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 65894, this pair ranks #70,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of centrer vs centrés
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "centrer": -. Private to "centrés": sé.
"centrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "centrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- centrer ← ccentrer · cenntrer · cenrter · centrerr · centrrer · centtrer · cetnrer · cnetrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "centrer" and "centrés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "centrer" vs "centrés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "centrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centrer" and "centrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centrés vs congres". 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 #70,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.