contactée

\kɔ̃.tak.te\

/\kɔ̃.tak.te\/ verb

The verdict

“contactée” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,920. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,920
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe passé féminin singulier de contacter.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contactée vs contacts
78% similar
contactée vs contacter
78% similar
contactée vs contactez
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contactée
PropertyValue
Headwordcontactée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.tak.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,920
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contactée” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). contactée lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around contactée (IPA \kɔ̃.tak.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,920 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe passé féminin singulier de contacter.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for contactée, with forms such as "ccontactée", "cnotactée", and "conatctée". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "contacts", "contacter", "contactez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is contactée, spelled C-O-N-T-A-C-T-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé féminin singulier de contacter.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontactée
  • cnotactée
  • conatctée
  • conntactée
  • contacctée
  • contactee
  • contacteé
  • contacttée
  • contacéte
  • contatcée
  • contcatée
  • conttactée
  • cotnactée
  • ocntactée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contactée - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontactée1cnotactée2conatctée2conntactée1contacctée1contactee1contacteé2contacttée1
Edit distance from "contactée"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contactée"?
"contactée" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-C-T-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tak.te\.
What does "contactée" mean?
As a verb, "contactée" means: Participe passé féminin singulier de contacter.
What words are commonly confused with "contactée"?
"contactée" is commonly confused with "contacts", "contacter", "contactez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contactée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contactée" is \kɔ̃.tak.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contactée" come from?
"contactée" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “contactée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-A-C-T-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃.tak.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “contacts” - see the side-by-side comparison. contactée vs contacts
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list