contre-attaquer
\kɔ̃.tʁa.ta.ke\
The verdict
“contre-attaquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attaquer après avoir repoussé une attaque adverse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contre-attaquer · contre-attaquer · French
contre-attaquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | contre-attaquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁa.ta.ke\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « contre-attaquer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
contre-attaquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁa.ta.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attaquer après avoir repoussé une attaque adverse.".
Zero misspellings are on record for contre-attaquer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 contre-attaquer, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---A-T-T-A-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Attaquer après avoir repoussé une attaque adverse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contre-attaquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vers 10 heures, la 10ᵉ division ayant atteint le front Bayonville, Sivry, prenait pour objectifs Fossé, Nouart. Un peu après, de l'infanterie ennemie qui avait occupé la ferme de Brière et Doulcon était contre-attaquée par le 4ᵉ (5ᵉ corps) et par un bataillon du 115ᵉ.
Sur les communiqués, on apprend que les Allemands repoussent, victorieusement bien sûr, les contre-attaques soviétiques. Donc nous savons indirectement que les Russes ont commencé à contre-attaquer.
This word in other languages
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.