contre-pointe
\kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃t\
The verdict
“contre-pointe” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lutte au sabre dans laquelle on combine les coups d’estoc ou de pointe et les coups de taille.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contre-pointe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃t\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contre-pointe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for contre-pointe is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃t\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for contre-pointe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is contre-pointe, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---P-O-I-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Lutte au sabre dans laquelle on combine les coups d’estoc ou de pointe et les coups de taille.
- 2Partie terminale d’un hameçon qui empêche le poisson de se détacher une fois ferré.
- 3Partie fixe qui accueille la pointe d'une pièce à usiner (à l'opposé du mandrin).
- 4Sens de circulation opposé à la direction la plus chargée d'une ligne pendant l'heure de pointe.
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-pointe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-R-E---P-O-I-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃t\ (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.