contente

\kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\

/\kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\/ adj

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The verdict

“contente” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,565. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,565
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de content.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contente · contente · French

contente · rank #2,565 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,565
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH composition

Nearest frequency peer: composition (-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 « contente »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contente » 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).

contente vs contenu
75% similar
contente vs coûtent
75% similar
contente vs contest
75% similar

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

Key facts for contente
PropertyValue
Headwordcontente
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,565
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contente »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).contentese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « composition » (#2,564), « convaincre » (#2,566), « commis » (#2,563). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contente » est au #2,565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around contente (IPA \kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,565 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de content.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for contente, with forms such as "ccontente", "cnotente", and "conetnte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "contenu", "coûtent", "contest", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is contente, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de content.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Personne, parmi les femmes du douar, ne songea à lui demander si elle était contente de ce mariage.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontente
  • cnotente
  • conetnte
  • conntente
  • contenet
  • contennte
  • contentte
  • contetne
  • contnete
  • conttente
  • cotnente
  • ocntente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccontente1cnotente2conetnte2conntente1contenet2contennte1contentte1contetne2
Edit distance from "contente"

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 "contente"?
"contente" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\.
What does "contente" mean?
As an adjective, "contente" means: Féminin singulier de content.
What words are commonly confused with "contente"?
"contente" is commonly confused with "contenu", "coûtent", "contest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contente" is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contente" come from?
"contente" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

immobilier12 variantsnécessité12 variantsportrait12 variantsportable12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list