centésimo
/sẽ.ˈtɛ.zi.mu/
The verdict
“centésimo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,688
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número cem
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | centésimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /sẽ.ˈtɛ.zi.mu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #37,688 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “centésimo” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around centésimo (IPA /sẽ.ˈtɛ.zi.mu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,688 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número cem".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for centésimo, with forms such as "ccentésimo", "cenntésimo", and "centséimo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "centeio", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is centésimo, spelled C-E-N-T-É-S-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1ordem de um elemento em um conjunto, que ocupe a posição equivalente ao número cem
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccentésimo,cenntésimo,centséimo,centtésimo,centéismo,centésimmo,centésiom,centésmio,centéssimo,cenétsimo,cetnésimo,cnetésimo,ecntésimo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of centésimo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "centésimo"?
What does "centésimo" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "centésimo"?
How do you pronounce "centésimo"?
What language does "centésimo" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “centésimo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-E-N-T-É-S-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sẽ.ˈtɛ.zi.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “centeio” - see the side-by-side comparison. centésimo vs centeio
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.