contre-interrogatoire
\kɔ̃tʁ.ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.twaʁ\
The verdict
“contre-interrogatoire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interrogatoire destiné à vérifier le résultat d'un précédent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contre-interrogatoire · contre-interrogatoire · French
contre-interrogatoire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-9 9 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-interrogatoire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃tʁ.ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.twaʁ\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « contre-interrogatoire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
contre-interrogatoire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃tʁ.ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interrogatoire destiné à vérifier le résultat d'un précédent.".
No misspelling variants are generated for contre-interrogatoire in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is contre-interrogatoire, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-O-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Interrogatoire destiné à vérifier le résultat d'un précédent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contre-interrogatoire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Monsieur le président, je sollicite la permission de poursuivre en paix mon contre-interrogatoire…
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.