contre-intuitif
\kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛ̃.tɥi.tif\
The verdict
“contre-intuitif” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui n’est pas intuitif ; qui va à l’encontre de l’intuition.
| 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) |
Where “contre-intuitif” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for contre-intuitif is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛ̃.tɥi.tif\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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.
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Using “contre-intuitif”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-R-E---I-N-T-U-I-T-I-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
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.