cêntimo

/ˈsẽ.ti.mu/

//ˈsẽ.ti.mu// noun

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The verdict

“cêntimo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,723 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,723
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - moeda que vale a centésima parte de uma unidade monetária

Key facts for cêntimo
PropertyValue
Headwordcêntimo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsẽ.ti.mu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cêntimo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cêntimo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cêntimo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,723 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsẽ.ti.mu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "moeda que vale a centésima parte de uma unidade monetária".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cêntimo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 cêntimo, spelled C-Ê-N-T-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    moeda que vale a centésima parte de uma unidade monetária

This word in other languages

cent(English)céntimo(Español)centime(Français)

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 "cêntimo"?
"cêntimo" is spelled C-Ê-N-T-I-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsẽ.ti.mu/.
What does "cêntimo" mean?
As a noun, "cêntimo" means: moeda que vale a centésima parte de uma unidade monetária
How do you pronounce "cêntimo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cêntimo" is /ˈsẽ.ti.mu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cêntimo" come from?
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Using “cêntimo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-Ê-N-T-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈsẽ.ti.mu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list