contremarche
French, noun/kɔ̃.tʁə.maʁʃ/
contremarche is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-M-A-R-C-H-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written French, the 214,487th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contremarche is a French feminine noun meaning “countermarch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marche contraire à celle qu’on suivait auparavant”.
What does contremarche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecountermarch
- 2
feminineriser (part of a step)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Marche contraire à celle qu’on suivait auparavant. 2. Évolution qui s’exécute en virant vent devant. 3. Partie verticale entre deux marches consécutives d'un escalier.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contremarche
- contremarches plural
- contre-marche
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contremarche?
- /kɔ̃.tʁə.maʁʃ/
- \kɔ̃t.ʁə.maʁʃ\
- [kɔ̃t.ʁə.maʁʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contremarche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contremarche in French?
contremarche appears about once in every 46 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).