contrecœur

\kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\

/\kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“contrecœur” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,246. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,246
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mur formant le fond du foyer d’une cheminée, taque ornant cette paroi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contrec-ur · contrecœur · French

contrecœur · rank #42,246 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #42,246
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contrecoup

Nearest frequency peer: contrecoup (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « contrecœur »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « contrecœur » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contrecœur vs contrecoup
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contrecœur
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrecœur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,246
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contrecœur »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).contrecœurse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contrecoup » (#42,245), « contribueront » (#42,247), « constitua » (#42,244). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contrecœur » est au #42,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around contrecœur (IPA \kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,246 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for contrecœur, with forms such as "ccontrecœur", "cnotrecœur", and "conntrecœur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "contrecoup", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is contrecœur, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-C-Œ-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mur formant le fond du foyer d’une cheminée, taque ornant cette paroi.
  2. 2
    Chacune des parois des deux côtés d’une cheminée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how contrecœur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans la présente composition, une simple moulure encadre la place du feu ; la face du mur de fond est garantie par un contrecœur en fonte représentant la Forge de Vulcain.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrecœur
  • cnotrecœur
  • conntrecœur
  • conrtecœur
  • contercœur
  • contrceœur
  • contreccœur
  • contrecuœr
  • contrecœru
  • contrecœurr
  • contreœcur
  • contrrecœur
  • conttrecœur
  • cotnrecœur
  • ocntrecœur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contrecœur - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccontrecœur1cnotrecœur2conntrecœur1conrtecœur2contercœur2contrceœur2contreccœur1contrecuœr2
Edit distance from "contrecœur"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contrecœur"?
"contrecœur" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-C-Œ-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\.
What does "contrecœur" mean?
As a noun, "contrecœur" means: Mur formant le fond du foyer d’une cheminée, taque ornant cette paroi.
What words are commonly confused with "contrecœur"?
"contrecœur" is commonly confused with "contrecoup". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contrecœur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrecœur" is \kɔ̃.tʁə.kœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrecœur" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contrecœur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contrecoup#42,245cosmologie#42,249consonance#42,242consacrait#42,239

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

conseillons15 variantsCourchevel15 variantsconnecteurs15 variantscentrifuge15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list