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contrib

con·trib/ˈkɑnˌtɹɪb/noun

contrib is a noun meaning “Clipping of contribution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B and has 2 syllables (con·trib), and it appears about once in every 11 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of contrib is contribs.

What does contrib mean?

noun

  1. 1

    informalClipping of contribution

    […] keep your contribs flowing (perhaps something in your will) as budget cuts loom.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce contrib?

  • US /ˈkɑnˌtɹɪb/
  • UK /ˈkɒnˌtɹɪb/

Contrib has 2 syllables, split con·trib in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Forms of contrib

  • contribs plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How common is contrib?

Contrib appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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).