contremarque
French, noun\kɔ̃t.ʁə.maʁk\
contremarque is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-M-A-R-Q-U-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 162,920th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contremarque is a French feminine noun meaning “pass-out (ticket allowing reentry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Marque secondaire de distributeur créée pour séparer les produits d'une marque principale”.
What does contremarque mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepass-out (ticket allowing reentry)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Seconde marque apposée à un ballot de marchandises ou à des ouvrages d’or et d’argent. 2. Marque secondaire de distributeur créée pour séparer les produits d'une marque principale. 3. Second billet que délivrent les contrôleurs d’un théâtre à ceux qui sortent pendant le spectacle, afin qu’ils aient la faculté de rentrer.
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 contremarque
- contremarques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contremarque?
- \kɔ̃t.ʁə.maʁk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contremarque in French?
contremarque appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).