contournement

\kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\

/\kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“contournement” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,153. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,153
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de contourner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contournement · contournement · French

contournement · rank #23,153 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,153
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conteur

Nearest frequency peer: conteur (-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 « contournement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contournement » 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 contournement
PropertyValue
Headwordcontournement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,153
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contournement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.contournementse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conteur » (#23,152), « contractuelle » (#23,154), « contestations » (#23,151). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contournement » est au #23,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around contournement (IPA \kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,153 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for contournement, with forms such as "ccontournement", "cnotournement", and "conntournement". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contournement, spelled C-O-N-T-O-U-R-N-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de contourner.
  2. 2
    Voie routière, provisoire ou pérenne, destinée à éviter de passer par une zone où la circulation est difficile, travaux, centre-ville, etc. → voir boulevard périphérique

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je n’ai pas trouvé l’origine de ce problème, mais j’ai trouvé une solution de contournement.
  2. Aussitôt, il ordonne le contournement du palais, protégé par de hauts murs.

This word in other languages

bypass(English)rodeo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontournement
  • cnotournement
  • conntournement
  • conoturnement
  • contorunement
  • contounrement
  • contourenment
  • contourneemnt
  • contournemennt
  • contournementt
  • contournemetn
  • contournemment
  • contournemnet
  • contournmeent
  • contournnement
  • contourrnement
  • conttournement
  • contuornement
  • cotnournement
  • ocntournement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccontournement1cnotournement2conntournement1conoturnement2contorunement2contounrement2contourenment2contourneemnt2
Edit distance from "contournement"

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 "contournement"?
"contournement" is spelled C-O-N-T-O-U-R-N-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\.
What does "contournement" mean?
As a noun, "contournement" means: Action de contourner.
What are common misspellings of "contournement"?
Common misspellings include "ccontournement", "cnotournement", "conntournement", "conoturnement", "contorunement". The correct spelling is "contournement".
How do you pronounce "contournement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contournement" is \kɔ̃.tuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contournement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contractuelle#23,154contestations#23,151environnantes#23,200audiovisuelle#23,105

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

transposition20 variantsstérilisation20 variantsrevalorisation20 variantspréhistorique20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list