contre-pointique

\kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃.tik\

/\kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃.tik\/ adj

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The verdict

“contre-pointique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui respecte les règles du contrepoint

Key facts for contre-pointique
PropertyValue
Headwordcontre-pointique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃.tik\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contre-pointique” sits in French frequency

contre-pointique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contre-pointique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for contre-pointique, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is contre-pointique, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---P-O-I-N-T-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui respecte les règles du contrepoint
  2. 2
    En lien avec les règles du contrepoint.

Synonyms

contrapontiquecontrapunctiquecontrapuntique

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contre-pointique"?
"contre-pointique" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E---P-O-I-N-T-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃.tik\.
What does "contre-pointique" mean?
As an adjective, "contre-pointique" means: Qui respecte les règles du contrepoint
How do you pronounce "contre-pointique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contre-pointique" is \kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃.tik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contre-pointique" come from?
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Using “contre-pointique”

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-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃.tʁə.pwɛ̃.tik\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list