contrargument

\kɔ̃.tʁaʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\

/\kɔ̃.tʁaʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“contrargument” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de contre-argument

Corpus desk

Index FR-contrargument · contrargument · French

contrargument · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for contrargument
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrargument
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁaʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “contrargument” se place dans la fréquence du français

contrargumentn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contrargument is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁaʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de contre-argument".

Zero misspellings are on record for contrargument in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is contrargument, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de contre-argument

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aucune preuve ne peut être apportée à cette conservation : chacun des arguments avancés par les enfants (ou par les adultes) peut être renversé par un contrargument tout aussi fort.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contrargument"?
"contrargument" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-G-U-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁaʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\.
What does "contrargument" mean?
As a noun, "contrargument" means: Variante orthographique de contre-argument
How do you pronounce "contrargument"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrargument" is \kɔ̃.tʁaʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrargument" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list