contredit

\kɔ̃t.ʁə.di\

/\kɔ̃t.ʁə.di\/ noun

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The verdict

“contredit” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,346
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affirmation que l’on oppose contre ce qui a été dit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contredit · contredit · French

contredit · rank #12,346 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,346
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contenait

Nearest frequency peer: contenait (-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 « contredit »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contredit » 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).

contredit vs contredis
89% similar
contredit vs contredire
80% similar

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

Key facts for contredit
PropertyValue
Headwordcontredit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃t.ʁə.di\
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,346
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contredit »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contenait » (#12,345), « crache » (#12,347), « Constantin » (#12,344). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contredit » est au #12,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around contredit (IPA \kɔ̃t.ʁə.di\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,346 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for contredit, with forms such as "ccontredit", "cnotredit", and "conntredit". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "contredis", "contredire", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contredit, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-D-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affirmation que l’on oppose contre ce qui a été dit.
  2. 2
    En procédure civile française, voie de recours ouverte contre une décision de justice portant sur la compétence.
  3. 3
    Les pièces que l’on fournit en opposition à celles de la partie adverse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette affirmation est sujette à contredit.
  2. Lorsque le juge se prononce sur la compétence sans statuer sur le fond du litige, sa décision ne peut être attaquée que par la voie du contredit, quand bien même le juge aurait tranché la question de fond dont dépend la compétence.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontredit
  • cnotredit
  • conntredit
  • conrtedit
  • conterdit
  • contrdeit
  • contreddit
  • contreditt
  • contredti
  • contreidt
  • contrredit
  • conttredit
  • cotnredit
  • ocntredit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contredit - 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.

ccontredit1cnotredit2conntredit1conrtedit2conterdit2contrdeit2contreddit1contreditt1
Edit distance from "contredit"

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 "contredit"?
"contredit" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-D-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃t.ʁə.di\.
What does "contredit" mean?
As a noun, "contredit" means: Affirmation que l’on oppose contre ce qui a été dit.
What words are commonly confused with "contredit"?
"contredit" is commonly confused with "contredis", "contredire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contredit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contredit" is \kɔ̃t.ʁə.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contredit" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contenait#12,345banquiers#12,320audacieux#12,312attitudes#12,310

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

chaleureux14 variantsguitariste14 variantsinstituts14 variantsJacqueline14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list