contrat

\kɔ̃.tʁa\

/\kɔ̃.tʁa\/ noun

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The verdict

“contrat” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#919
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Convention (même non écrite) entre deux ou plusieurs personnes, plus précisément entre un ou plusieurs créanciers et un ou plusieurs débiteurs, ayant pour effet de créer entre elles une obligation ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-contrat · contrat · French

contrat · rank #919 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #919
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH comprend

Nearest frequency peer: comprend (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « contrat »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « contrat » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contrat vs contre
71% similar
contrat vs contrer
71% similar
contrat vs control
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contrat
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrat
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁa\
Letters7
Frequency rank#919
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contrat »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).contratse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « comprend » (#918), « faux » (#920), « commune » (#917). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contrat » est au #919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around contrat (IPA \kɔ̃.tʁa\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #919 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for contrat, with forms such as "ccontrat", "cnotrat", and "conntrat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "contre", "contrer", "control", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contrat, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Convention (même non écrite) entre deux ou plusieurs personnes, plus précisément entre un ou plusieurs créanciers et un ou plusieurs débiteurs, ayant pour effet de créer entre elles une obligation (obligation conventionnelle).
  2. 2
    Convention (même non écrite) entre deux ou plusieurs personnes, plus précisément entre un ou plusieurs créanciers et un ou plusieurs débiteurs, ayant pour effet de créer entre elles une obligation (obligation conventionnelle).
  3. 3
    Acte qui enregistre cette convention.
  4. 4
    Commande visant à faire assassiner quelqu'un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Contrat aléatoire.
  2. Contrat de vente.

This word in other languages

contract(English)contrato(Español)Vertrag(Deutsch)contrato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrat
  • cnotrat
  • conntrat
  • conrtat
  • contart
  • contratt
  • contrrat
  • contrta
  • conttrat
  • cotnrat
  • ocntrat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contrat - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccontrat1cnotrat2conntrat1conrtat2contart2contratt1contrrat1contrta2
Edit distance from "contrat"

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 "contrat"?
"contrat" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁa\.
What does "contrat" mean?
As a noun, "contrat" means: Convention (même non écrite) entre deux ou plusieurs personnes, plus précisément entre un ou plusieurs créanciers et un ou plusieurs débiteurs, ayant pour effet de créer entre elles une obligation ...
What words are commonly confused with "contrat"?
"contrat" is commonly confused with "contre", "contrer", "control". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrat" is \kɔ̃.tʁa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrat" come from?
"contrat" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

commune#917groupes#922obtenir#906instant#902

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

commencé11 variantssolution11 variantscritique11 variantsdéfense11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list