contester
French, verb/kɔ̃.tɛs.te/
contester is spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-E-R (9 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written French, the 9,803rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contester is a French verb meaning “to contest; to challenge; to dispute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mettre en discussion ce que quelqu’un revendique”.
What does contester mean in English?
verb
- 1
to contest; to challenge; to dispute
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Mettre en discussion ce que quelqu’un revendique. 2. Nier une chose comme étant réelle ou juste.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contester
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- contestant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- contesté participle past
- conteste first-person indicative present
- contestes indicative present second-person
- contestons first-person indicative plural
- contestez indicative plural present
- contestent indicative plural present
- contestais first-person imperfect indicative
- contestait imperfect indicative singular
- contestions first-person imperfect indicative
- contestiez imperfect indicative plural
- contestaient imperfect indicative plural
- contestai first-person historic indicative
- contestas historic indicative past
- contesta historic indicative past
- contestâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contester?
- /kɔ̃.tɛs.te/
- \kɔ̃.tɛs.te\
- [kɔ̃.tɛs.te]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contester
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contester in French?
contester appears 6.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).