contemner
\kɔ̃.tɛm.ne\
The verdict
“contemner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dénigrer, mépriser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contemner · contemner · French
contemner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | contemner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tɛm.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « contemner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
contemner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃.tɛm.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dénigrer, mépriser.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for contemner in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contemner, spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dénigrer, mépriser.
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.