contrechamp
\kɔ̃t.ʁə.ʃɑ̃\
The verdict
“contrechamp” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angle de prise de vue opposé à l'angle choisi pour le plan précédent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contrechamp · contrechamp · French
contrechamp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | contrechamp |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃t.ʁə.ʃɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
contrechamp is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃t.ʁə.ʃɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angle de prise de vue opposé à l'angle choisi pour le plan précédent.".
contrechamp has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 contrechamp, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-C-H-A-M-P.
Definition
- 1Angle de prise de vue opposé à l'angle choisi pour le plan précédent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contrechamp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un contrechamp saisissant.
Le dialogue de deux personnages donne souvent lieu à une succession de champs et de contrechamps.
This word in other languages
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.