contemptible
\kɔ̃.tɑ̃p.tibl\
The verdict
“contemptible” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui mérite le mépris.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contemptible · contemptible · French
contemptible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | contemptible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tɑ̃p.tibl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
contemptible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.tɑ̃p.tibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui mérite le mépris.".
No misspelling variants are generated for contemptible in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is contemptible, spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-T-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui mérite le mépris.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contemptible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ma mère eût pu dire avec Malherbe, mais avec combien plus de sincérité : J'ai toujours tenu ma servitude une offrande si contemptible, qu'à quelque autel que je la porte, ce n'est jamais qu'avec honte et d'une main tremblante. '
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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.