contrecarrer

\kɔ̃t.ʁə.ka.ʁe\

/\kɔ̃t.ʁə.ka.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“contrecarrer” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,116
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empêcher d’agir par une opposition directe et absolue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contrecarrer · contrecarrer · French

contrecarrer · rank #28,116 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,116
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contestent

Nearest frequency peer: contestent (-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 « contrecarrer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contrecarrer » 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
Key facts for contrecarrer
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrecarrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃t.ʁə.ka.ʁe\
Letters12
Frequency rank#28,116
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contrecarrer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).contrecarrerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contestent » (#28,115), « corresponde » (#28,117), « contenaient » (#28,114). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contrecarrer » est au #28,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around contrecarrer (IPA \kɔ̃t.ʁə.ka.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,116 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for contrecarrer, with forms such as "ccontrecarrer", "cnotrecarrer", and "conntrecarrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is contrecarrer, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-C-A-R-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Empêcher d’agir par une opposition directe et absolue.
  2. 2
    Enchérir pour son compte sur la carre, avant les cartes faites.
  3. 3
    Se désintéresser de quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sentant que souvent il ne pouvait pas réaliser ce qu’elle rêvait, il cherchait du moins à ce qu’elle se plût avec lui, à ne pas contrecarrer ces idées vulgaires, ce mauvais goût qu’elle avait en toutes choses, et qu’il aimait d’ailleurs comme tout ce qui venait d’elle, qui l’enchantaient même, car c’était autant de traits particuliers grâce auxquels l’ess…
  2. L’acte d’Algésiras, en créant un comité des douanes et une commission des valeurs douanières, édictait un règlement douanier et des tarifs nouveaux et ordonnait toutes les mesures propres à contrecarrer la fraude et la contrebande.

Synonyms

empêchercontredirefaire pièce

This word in other languages

counteract(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrecarrer
  • cnotrecarrer
  • conntrecarrer
  • conrtecarrer
  • contercarrer
  • contrcearrer
  • contreacrrer
  • contrecarer
  • contrecarerr
  • contrecarrerr
  • contrecarrre
  • contreccarrer
  • contrecrarer
  • contrrecarrer
  • conttrecarrer
  • cotnrecarrer
  • ocntrecarrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contrecarrer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccontrecarrer1cnotrecarrer2conntrecarrer1conrtecarrer2contercarrer2contrcearrer2contreacrrer2contrecarer1
Edit distance from "contrecarrer"

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 "contrecarrer"?
"contrecarrer" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-C-A-R-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃t.ʁə.ka.ʁe\.
What does "contrecarrer" mean?
As a verb, "contrecarrer" means: Empêcher d’agir par une opposition directe et absolue.
What are common misspellings of "contrecarrer"?
Common misspellings include "ccontrecarrer", "cnotrecarrer", "conntrecarrer", "conrtecarrer", "contercarrer". The correct spelling is "contrecarrer".
How do you pronounce "contrecarrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrecarrer" is \kɔ̃t.ʁə.ka.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrecarrer" come from?
"contrecarrer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cultivateurs#28,123décapitation#28,137déformations#28,139déterminisme#28,148

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

concordance17 variantsabsentéisme17 variantsthéoriciens17 variantsmodestement17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list