contreforts

\kɔ̃.tʁə.fɔʁ\

/\kɔ̃.tʁə.fɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“contreforts” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,960. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,960
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de contrefort.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contreforts · contreforts · French

contreforts · rank #30,960 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,960
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contractuelles

Nearest frequency peer: contractuelles (-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 « contreforts »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contreforts » 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 contreforts
PropertyValue
Headwordcontreforts
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁə.fɔʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,960
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contreforts »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.contrefortsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contractuelles » (#30,959), « contrepoint » (#30,961), « confesseur » (#30,958). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contreforts » est au #30,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around contreforts (IPA \kɔ̃.tʁə.fɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,960 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de contrefort.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for contreforts, with forms such as "ccontreforts", "cnotreforts", and "conntreforts". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is contreforts, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-F-O-R-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de contrefort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Si, dans les contreforts du Vercors, vous entendez un cri de loup, ne vous inquiétez pas tout de suite. C’est le rituel de techniciens de l’Office français de la biodiversité, qui poussent le cri du loup dans un cône de chantier.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontreforts
  • cnotreforts
  • conntreforts
  • conrteforts
  • conterforts
  • contrefforts
  • contreforrts
  • contreforst
  • contrefortss
  • contrefortts
  • contrefotrs
  • contrefrots
  • contreofrts
  • contrfeorts
  • contrreforts
  • conttreforts
  • cotnreforts
  • ocntreforts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contreforts - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccontreforts1cnotreforts2conntreforts1conrteforts2conterforts2contrefforts1contreforrts1contreforst2
Edit distance from "contreforts"

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 "contreforts"?
"contreforts" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-F-O-R-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁə.fɔʁ\.
What does "contreforts" mean?
As a noun, "contreforts" means: Pluriel de contrefort.
What are common misspellings of "contreforts"?
Common misspellings include "ccontreforts", "cnotreforts", "conntreforts", "conrteforts", "conterforts". The correct spelling is "contreforts".
How do you pronounce "contreforts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contreforts" is \kɔ̃.tʁə.fɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contreforts" come from?
"contreforts" 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 "contreforts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contrepoint#30,961collaborent#30,951dispensaire#30,978divergentes#30,979

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

confectionner18 variantsdénigrement18 variantsfranchissant18 variantsfranchissent18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list