contravariance
\kɔ̃.tʁa.va.ʁjɑ̃s\
The verdict
“contravariance” 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) - Ordre inverse de données produit par un opérateur. Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
Corpus desk
Index FR-contravariance · contravariance · French
contravariance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | contravariance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁa.va.ʁjɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
contravariance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁa.va.ʁjɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for contravariance, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is contravariance, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-V-A-R-I-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Ordre inverse de données produit par un opérateur. Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
- 2Propriété des types des arguments d'une méthode qui hérite par surcharge, de devenir plus généraux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contravariance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
on dit qu'un langage applique la règle de contravariance si, dans le cas d'une redéfinition de méthode, le type les arguments ou le type du résultat peuvent être remplacé par un type plus général.
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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.