contre-maître
\kɔ̃.tʁə.mɛtʁ\
The verdict
“contre-maître” 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 May 6, 2026) - Troisième officier de manœuvre à bord, qui est au-dessous du maître et du second maître d’équipage ; désormais second maître de deuxième classe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contre-maître |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁə.mɛtʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contre-maître” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
contre-maître is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁə.mɛtʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for contre-maître, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is contre-maître, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---M-A-Î-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1Troisième officier de manœuvre à bord, qui est au-dessous du maître et du second maître d’équipage ; désormais second maître de deuxième classe.
- 2Celui qui dirige les ouvriers dans les grandes fabriques, dans un atelier, dans un chantier, etc.
- 3Famille de petits oiseaux du Paraguay, ressemblant aux fauvettes.
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.
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Using “contre-maître”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-R-E---M-A-Î-T-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.tʁə.mɛtʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.