contrapuntique
French, adjective/kɔ̃.tʁa.pɔ̃.tik/
contrapuntique is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-P-U-N-T-I-Q-U-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 187,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrapuntique is a French adjective meaning “counterpoint, contrapuntal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au contrepoint”.
What does contrapuntique mean in English?
adjective
- 1
counterpoint, contrapuntal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au contrepoint. 2. Qui utilise les règles du contrepoint.
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 contrapuntique
- contrapuntiques plural
- contrapontique
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrapuntique?
- /kɔ̃.tʁa.pɔ̃.tik/
- \kɔ̃.tʁa.pɔ̃.tik\
- [kɔ̃.tʁa.pɔ̃.tik]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contrapuntique
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contrapuntique in French?
contrapuntique appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).