contrat social
\kɔ̃.tʁa sɔ.sjal\
The verdict
“contrat social” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Théorie qui définit la vie en société comme la perte de certaines libertés contre le gain de lois protectrices.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contrat-social · contrat social · French
contrat social · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrat social |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁa sɔ.sjal\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « contrat social » en français
Rare enough to double-check
contrat social is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁa sɔ.sjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Théorie qui définit la vie en société comme la perte de certaines libertés contre le gain de lois protectrices.".
contrat social doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is contrat social, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T- -S-O-C-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Théorie qui définit la vie en société comme la perte de certaines libertés contre le gain de lois protectrices.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contrat social appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La confiance est d’ailleurs placée depuis des siècles au cœur du contrat social.
Synonyms
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.