contentieuse

\kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjøz\

/\kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjøz\/ adj

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The verdict

“contentieuse” is uncommon French (frequency #73,033 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,033
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de contentieux.

Key facts for contentieuse
PropertyValue
Headwordcontentieuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjøz\
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,033
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contentieuse” 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). contentieuse lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

contentieuse is uncommon French at frequency #73,033 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de contentieux.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for contentieuse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is contentieuse, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de contentieux.

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 "contentieuse"?
"contentieuse" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjøz\.
What does "contentieuse" mean?
As an adjective, "contentieuse" means: Féminin singulier de contentieux.
How do you pronounce "contentieuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contentieuse" is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contentieuse" come from?
"contentieuse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “contentieuse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-E-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjøz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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