bien au contraire
\bjɛ̃.n‿o kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\
The verdict
“bien au contraire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au contraire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bien-au-contraire · bien au contraire · French
bien au contraire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bien au contraire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \bjɛ̃.n‿o kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bien au contraire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \bjɛ̃.n‿o kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au contraire.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bien au contraire in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is bien au contraire, spelled B-I-E-N- -A-U- -C-O-N-T-R-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Au contraire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bien au contraire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oh ! non, bien au contraire ! — Bien au contraire! Oh ! voilà un bien au contraire qui signifie bien des choses. Elle t’aime, allons, et tu l’aimes aussi, je vois cela, et je le vois avec plaisir.
Il fallait qu'on vous le dise c'est dit c'est fait Si nous passions maintenant à tout autre chose Soyons plus positif rien ne sert d'être trop triste Au contraire Bien au contraire
Synonyms
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.