contre-cotice

\kɔ̃.tʁə kɔ.tis\

/\kɔ̃.tʁə kɔ.tis\/ noun

The verdict

“contre-cotice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barre oblique inversée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contre-cotice · contre-cotice · French

contre-cotice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for contre-cotice
PropertyValue
Headwordcontre-cotice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁə kɔ.tis\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « contre-cotice » en français

contre-coticesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contre-cotice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁə kɔ.tis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Barre oblique inversée.".

contre-cotice has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is contre-cotice, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---C-O-T-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barre oblique inversée.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contre-cotice"?
"contre-cotice" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---C-O-T-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁə kɔ.tis\.
What does "contre-cotice" mean?
As a noun, "contre-cotice" means: Barre oblique inversée.
How do you pronounce "contre-cotice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contre-cotice" is \kɔ̃.tʁə kɔ.tis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contre-cotice" come from?
"contre-cotice" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list