centro

/ˈsẽ.tɾu/

//ˈsẽ.tɾu// noun

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The verdict

“centro” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#308
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - local com maior movimento numa cidade, onde alguma ação se exerce com mais intensidade

Corpus desk

Index PT-centro · centro · Portuguese

centro · rank #308 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #308
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH deixar

Nearest frequency peer: deixar (+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 “centro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “centro” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

centro vs certo
67% similar
centro vs conto
67% similar
centro vs cinto
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for centro
PropertyValue
Headwordcentro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsẽ.tɾu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#308
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “centro”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “deixar” (#309), “Guerra” (#306), “embora” (#305). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “centro” fica em #308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around centro (IPA /ˈsẽ.tɾu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #308 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for centro, with forms such as "ccentro", "cenntro", and "cenrto". 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 also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "certo", "conto", "cinto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is centro, spelled C-E-N-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    local com maior movimento numa cidade, onde alguma ação se exerce com mais intensidade
  2. 2
    ponto que se encontra à mesma distância de todos os pontos da circunferência ou da superfície da esfera

This word in other languages

centre(English)centro(Español)centre(Français)Mitte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccentro
  • cenntro
  • cenrto
  • centor
  • centrro
  • centtro
  • cetnro
  • cnetro
  • ecntro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of centro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccentro1cenntro1cenrto2centor2centrro1centtro1cetnro2cnetro2
Edit distance from "centro"

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 "centro"?
"centro" is spelled C-E-N-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsẽ.tɾu/.
What does "centro" mean?
As a noun, "centro" means: local com maior movimento numa cidade, onde alguma ação se exerce com mais intensidade
What words are commonly confused with "centro"?
"centro" is commonly confused with "certo", "conto", "cinto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "centro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centro" is /ˈsẽ.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centro" come from?
"centro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deixar#309Guerra#306embora#305comigo#304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

partir9 variantsfrente9 variantsdireito9 variantsjaneiro9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list