contrefaction
\kɔ̃.tʁə.fak.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“contrefaction” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contrefaçon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contrefaction · contrefaction · French
contrefaction · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | contrefaction |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁə.fak.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « contrefaction » en français
Rare enough to double-check
contrefaction is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁə.fak.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contrefaçon.".
contrefaction doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is contrefaction, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-F-A-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Contrefaçon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contrefaction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La contrefaction des sceaux de l’état.
La contrefaction est doublement criminelle, elle vole le propriétaire.
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.