contrairement
French, adverb/kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ.mɑ̃/
contrairement is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-I-R-E-M-E-N-T (13 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written French, the 1,953rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrairement is a French adverb meaning “contrarily, oppositely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En opposition”.
What does contrairement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
contrarily, oppositely
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. En opposition.
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.
How do you pronounce contrairement?
- /kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ.mɑ̃/
- \kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contrairement in French?
contrairement appears 43 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).