contredire
\kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ\
The verdict
“contredire” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,759 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #13,759
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Opposer à ce que quelqu’un vient de dire une affirmation absolument contraire.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contredire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #13,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contredire” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for contredire is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,759 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for contredire, with forms such as "ccontredire", "cnotredire", and "conntredire". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "contredit", "contredis", "contraire", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is contredire, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-D-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Opposer à ce que quelqu’un vient de dire une affirmation absolument contraire.
- 2Le complément du verbe, au lieu de désigner la personne en question, peut désigner ce qu’elle affirme.
- 3Opposer des pièces à celles de la partie adverse.
- 4Mettre en état d’opposition. Se dit des choses aussi bien que des personnes.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccontredire,cnotredire,conntredire,conrtedire,conterdire,contrdeire,contreddire,contredier,contredirre,contredrie,contreidre,contrredire,conttredire,cotnredire,ocntredire
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contredire - 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.
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.
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Using “contredire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-T-R-E-D-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “contredit” - see the side-by-side comparison. contredire vs contredit
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.