contrariété
French, noun/kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje.te/
contrariété is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-I-É-T-É (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,811th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrariété is a French feminine noun meaning “vexation, irritation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Opposition entre des choses contraires”.
What does contrariété mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevexation, irritation
- 2
femininecontrast, contrariety
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Opposition entre des choses contraires. 2. Action de s’opposer aux autres en paroles ou en actes. 3. Obstacle qui empêche d’agir ou d’aboutir. 4. Déplaisir, mauvaise humeur.
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 contrariété
- contrariétés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrariété?
- /kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje.te/
- \kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contrariété
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contrariété in French?
contrariété appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).