contrebander
\kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑ̃.de\
The verdict
“contrebander” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
Corpus desk
Index FR-contrebander · contrebander · French
contrebander · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | contrebander |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑ̃.de\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « contrebander » en français
Rare enough to double-check
contrebander is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑ̃.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)".
contrebander has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is contrebander, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-B-A-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contrebander appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet effort se réduiroit donc presqu’à rien, c’est-à-dire à l’exercice de la seule force necessaire pour contrebander les attaches du demi tympan de part & d’autre de l’ouverture jusqu’au point de rendre droite la ligne circulaire de chaque levre.
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.