# contradiction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒntɹəˈdɪkʃən/ · frequency rank #15,992

## Definitions
1. The act of contradicting.
2. A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
3. A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
4. A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

## Etymology
From Middle English contradiccioun, contradiction, from Old French contradiction, from Latin contrādictiō, from contrādīcō (“speak against”).

## Easily confused with
- **contraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contraction-vs-contradiction)

## Common misspellings (21)
`ccontradiction`, `cnotradiction`, `conntradiction`, `conrtadiction`, `contardiction`, `contradcition`, `contraddiction`, `contradicction`, `contradiciton`, `contradicsion`, `contradictino`, `contradictionn`, `contradictoin`, `contradicttion`, `contraditcion`, `contraidction`, `contrdaiction`, `contrradiction`, `conttradiction`, `cotnradiction`, `ocntradiction`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/contradiction