contient

\kɔ̃.tjɛ̃\

/\kɔ̃.tjɛ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“contient” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,115
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contient · contient · French

contient · rank #2,115 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,115
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH central

Nearest frequency peer: central (-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 « contient »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contient » 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).

contient vs continu
75% similar
contient vs coûtent
75% similar
contient vs convient
88% similar

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

Key facts for contient
PropertyValue
Headwordcontient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.tjɛ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,115
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contient »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « central » (#2,114), « Daniel » (#2,116), « blessé » (#2,113). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contient » est au #2,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around contient (IPA \kɔ̃.tjɛ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,115 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contenir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for contient, with forms such as "ccontient", "cnotient", and "conitent". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "continu", "coûtent", "convient", 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is contient, spelled C-O-N-T-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contenir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Par contre, si le plomb d’œuvre contient du bismuth, il faut le débismuther.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontient
  • cnotient
  • conitent
  • conntient
  • conteint
  • contiennt
  • contientt
  • contietn
  • continet
  • conttient
  • cotnient
  • ocntient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contient - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontient1cnotient2conitent2conntient1conteint2contiennt1contientt1contietn2
Edit distance from "contient"

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 "contient"?
"contient" is spelled C-O-N-T-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tjɛ̃\.
What does "contient" mean?
As a verb, "contient" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contenir.
What words are commonly confused with "contient"?
"contient" is commonly confused with "continu", "coûtent", "convient". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contient" is \kɔ̃.tjɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contient" come from?
"contient" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

aventure#2,112ambiance#2,109finances#2,124inquiète#2,129

Similar misspelling depth

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

quantité12 variantsréponses12 variantsvérifier12 variantsécriture12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list