contemple

\kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl\

/\kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl\/ verb

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The verdict

“contemple” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,899
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contempler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contemple · contemple · French

contemple · rank #31,899 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,899
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conséquents

Nearest frequency peer: conséquents (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « contemple »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « contemple » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

contemple vs contempler
90% similar

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

Key facts for contemple
PropertyValue
Headwordcontemple
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,899
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contemple »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).contemplese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conséquents » (#31,898), « Coralie » (#31,900), « constipation » (#31,897). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contemple » est au #31,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around contemple (IPA \kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,899 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for contemple, with forms such as "ccontemple", "cnotemple", and "conetmple". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "contempler", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contemple, spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contempler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contempler.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de contempler.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de contempler.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de contempler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how contemple appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Selon son caractère, chaque membre de cette société fortuite contemple le ciel, s’en va sautillant pour ne pas se crotter, ou parce qu’il est pressé, ou parce qu’il voit des citoyens marchant malgré vent et marée, ou parce que la cour de la maison étant humide et catarrhalement mortelle, la lisière, dit le proverbe, est pire que le drap.
  2. Claude se contemple dans l’étendue de son royaume intellectuel et abandonne sa forme avec une insouciance diogénique.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontemple
  • cnotemple
  • conetmple
  • conntemple
  • contemlpe
  • contemmple
  • contempel
  • contemplle
  • contempple
  • contepmle
  • contmeple
  • conttemple
  • cotnemple
  • ocntemple

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccontemple1cnotemple2conetmple2conntemple1contemlpe2contemmple1contempel2contemplle1
Edit distance from "contemple"

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 "contemple"?
"contemple" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl\.
What does "contemple" mean?
As a verb, "contemple" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contempler.
What words are commonly confused with "contemple"?
"contemple" is commonly confused with "contempler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contemple"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contemple" is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃pl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contemple" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contemple", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

couturière14 variantsdispersée14 variantsdisséminés14 variantscaméraman14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list