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 May 6, 2026) - Interrogatoire destiné à vérifier le résultat d'un précédent.
| 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) |
Where “contre-interrogatoire” sits in French frequency
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.
This word in other languages
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Using “contre-interrogatoire”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-R-E---I-N-T-E-R-R-O-G-A-T-O-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃tʁ.ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁɔ.ɡa.twaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.