contentieux

\kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjø\

/\kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjø\/ adj

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The verdict

“contentieux” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,135
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui fait l’objet ou qui peut faire l’objet d’un débat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contentieux · contentieux · French

contentieux · rank #12,135 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,135
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contamination

Nearest frequency peer: contamination (-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 « contentieux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contentieux » 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
Key facts for contentieux
PropertyValue
Headwordcontentieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjø\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,135
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contentieux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).contentieuxse 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 « contamination » (#12,134), « convaincue » (#12,136), « contactez » (#12,133). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contentieux » est au #12,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around contentieux (IPA \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,135 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for contentieux, with forms such as "ccontentieux", "cnotentieux", and "conetntieux". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is contentieux, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui fait l’objet ou qui peut faire l’objet d’un débat.
  2. 2
    Qui aime à disputer, à contester.
  3. 3
    Qualifie la juridiction dans laquelle les affaires de contentieux sont déférées aux tribunaux administratifs au lieu d’être remises à la décision du préfet, du maire, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un droit contentieux.
  2. Affaire contentieuse.

This word in other languages

contentious(English)contencioso(Español)contencioso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontentieux
  • cnotentieux
  • conetntieux
  • conntentieux
  • conteniteux
  • contenntieux
  • contenteiux
  • contentieuxx
  • contentiexu
  • contentiuex
  • contenttieux
  • contetnieux
  • contnetieux
  • conttentieux
  • cotnentieux
  • ocntentieux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contentieux - 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.

ccontentieux1cnotentieux2conetntieux2conntentieux1conteniteux2contenntieux1contenteiux2contentieuxx1
Edit distance from "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 "contentieux"?
"contentieux" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjø\.
What does "contentieux" mean?
As an adjective, "contentieux" means: Qui fait l’objet ou qui peut faire l’objet d’un débat.
What are common misspellings of "contentieux"?
Common misspellings include "ccontentieux", "cnotentieux", "conetntieux", "conntentieux", "conteniteux". The correct spelling is "contentieux".
How do you pronounce "contentieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contentieux" is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.sjø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contentieux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Carcassonne#12,120flexibilité#12,158généraliste#12,170malédiction#12,193

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

déterminés16 variantsméridionale16 variantssignataires16 variantsprétention16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list