centúria

/sẽ.ˈtu.ɾjɐ/

//sẽ.ˈtu.ɾjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“centúria” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #98,540 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,540
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - centenário, século

Key facts for centúria
PropertyValue
Headwordcentúria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sẽ.ˈtu.ɾjɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#98,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “centúria” 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). centúria 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

centúria is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #98,540 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sẽ.ˈtu.ɾjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for centúria 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is centúria, spelled C-E-N-T-Ú-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    centenário, século
  2. 2
    conjunto de cem objetos da mesma espécie
  3. 3
    narração histórica dividida em períodos seculares
  4. 4
    unidade da legião romana, com cem legionários e comandada por um centurião

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 "centúria"?
"centúria" is spelled C-E-N-T-Ú-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /sẽ.ˈtu.ɾjɐ/.
What does "centúria" mean?
As a noun, "centúria" means: centenário, século
How do you pronounce "centúria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "centúria" is /sẽ.ˈtu.ɾjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "centúria" come from?
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Using “centúria”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-E-N-T-Ú-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sẽ.ˈtu.ɾjɐ/ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list