contents
con·tents/ˈkɑn.tɛnts/noun, verb
contents is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (con·tents). It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, contents means “That which is contained” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in contents?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-T-E-N-T-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: con·tents |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,309th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is contents?
Contents appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,309th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce contents?
- US /ˈkɑn.tɛnts/
- US /ˈkɑn.tɛns/
- UK /ˈkɒn.tɛnts/
Contents has 2 syllables, split con·tents in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-contents.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does contents mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which is contained.
It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.
- 2
Ellipsis of table of contents.
I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.
- 3
plural of content
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of content
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Contents in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that which is contained:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.