centenário

/sẽ.tɨ.ˈna.ɾju/

//sẽ.tɨ.ˈna.ɾju// adj

The verdict

“centenário” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,852
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem cem anos

Corpus desk

Index PT-centenario · centenário · Portuguese

centenário · rank #10,852 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,852
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH celebridade

Nearest frequency peer: celebridade (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “centenário”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “centenário” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for centenário
PropertyValue
Headwordcentenário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sẽ.tɨ.ˈna.ɾju/
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,852
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “centenário”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).centenáriocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “celebridade” (#10,851), “chique” (#10,853), “class” (#10,854). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “centenário” fica em #10,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around centenário (IPA /sẽ.tɨ.ˈna.ɾju/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,852 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que tem cem anos".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for centenário, with forms such as "ccentenário", "cenetnário", and "cenntenário". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is centenário, spelled C-E-N-T-E-N-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem cem anos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccentenário
  • cenetnário
  • cenntenário
  • centennário
  • centenráio
  • centenáiro
  • centenároi
  • centenárrio
  • centeánrio
  • centneário
  • centtenário
  • cetnenário
  • cnetenário
  • ecntenário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of centenário - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccentenário1cenetnário2cenntenário1centennário1centenráio2centenáiro2centenároi2centenárrio1
Edit distance from "centenário"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "centenário"?
"centenário" is spelled C-E-N-T-E-N-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sẽ.tɨ.ˈna.ɾju/.
What does "centenário" mean?
As an adjective, "centenário" means: que tem cem anos
What are common misspellings of "centenário"?
Common misspellings include "ccentenário", "cenetnário", "cenntenário", "centennário", "centenráio". The correct spelling is "centenário".
How do you pronounce "centenário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centenário" is /sẽ.tɨ.ˈna.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centenário" come from?
"centenário" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "centenário", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list