à contre-cœur
\a kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\
The verdict
“à contre-cœur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de à contrecœur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | à contre-cœur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “à contre-cœur” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
à contre-cœur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de à contrecœur.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à contre-cœur, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is à contre-cœur, spelled À- -C-O-N-T-R-E---C-Œ-U-R.
Definition
- 1Variante de à contrecœur.
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.
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Using “à contre-cœur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is À- -C-O-N-T-R-E---C-Œ-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.