contre-intuitif
\kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛ̃.tɥi.tif\
The verdict
“contre-intuitif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui n’est pas intuitif ; qui va à l’encontre de l’intuition.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contre-intuitif · contre-intuitif · French
contre-intuitif · 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-intuitif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛ̃.tɥi.tif\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
contre-intuitif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛ̃.tɥi.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui n’est pas intuitif ; qui va à l’encontre de l’intuition.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for contre-intuitif in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contre-intuitif, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---I-N-T-U-I-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas intuitif ; qui va à l’encontre de l’intuition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contre-intuitif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cela semble contre-intuitif, mais c’est le fait.
Cette idée contre-intuitive d'une « Terre primitive froide » a d’abord été la conséquence des calculs thermodynamiques : bien que la température des océans primitifs de magma ait dépassé 1 000 °C, une croûte a pu se former par refroidissement en dix millions d’années seulement.
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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.