contracta

\kɔ̃.tʁak.ta\

/\kɔ̃.tʁak.ta\/ verb

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The verdict

“contracta” is uncommon French (frequency #90,577 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,577
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de contracter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contracta · contracta · French

contracta · rank #90,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,577
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH convulsion

Nearest frequency peer: convulsion (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « contracta »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « contracta » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for contracta
PropertyValue
Headwordcontracta
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁak.ta\
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « contracta » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.contractatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « convulsion » (#90,578), « contestons » (#90,575), « Corelli » (#90,579). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contracta » est au #90,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contracta is uncommon French at frequency #90,577 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁak.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de contracter.".

No misspelling variants are generated for contracta in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contracta, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de contracter.

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 "contracta"?
"contracta" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁak.ta\.
What does "contracta" mean?
As a verb, "contracta" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de contracter.
How do you pronounce "contracta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contracta" is \kɔ̃.tʁak.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contracta" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

costières#90,582conduirai#90,571coupantes#90,584courbures#90,585

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list