contraposition
/ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən/
"contraposition" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“contraposition” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
Corpus desk
Index EN-contraposition · contraposition · English
contraposition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contraposition |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “contraposition” in English
Rare enough to double-check
contraposition is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒntɹəpəˈzɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for contraposition in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French contraposition. The correct English form is contraposition, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The statement of the form "if not Q then not P", given the statement "if P then Q".
- 2Opposition; contrast.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contraposition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The expression “Allon” indicates the unique character of this relationship: that of being together in contraposition. I belong to the Allon, and yet detach myself from it.
Etymology
From French contraposition.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.