# contra vs contract

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### contra
*preposition · IPA [ˈkɔntʁa] · frequency rank #13,117*
gegen, wider

### contract
*noun · IPA [ˈkɒntrækt] · frequency rank #40,465*
Vertrag

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/contra-vs-contract