contrer

\kɔ̃.tʁe\

/\kɔ̃.tʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“contrer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,979
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Annoncer que l'on tient contre celui qui a le premier déclaré qu'il jouait, et qu'on compte le punir sévèrement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contrer · contrer · French

contrer · rank #8,979 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,979
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH construits

Nearest frequency peer: construits (-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 « contrer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contrer » 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).

contrer vs coter
71% similar
contrer vs coûter
71% similar
contrer vs côtier
57% similar

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

Key facts for contrer
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,979
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contrer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).contrerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « construits » (#8,978), « coq » (#8,980), « connaissons » (#8,977). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contrer » est au #8,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around contrer (IPA \kɔ̃.tʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,979 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for contrer, with forms such as "ccontrer", "cnotrer", and "conntrer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coter", "coûter", "côtier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is contrer, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annoncer que l'on tient contre celui qui a le premier déclaré qu'il jouait, et qu'on compte le punir sévèrement.
  2. 2
    Parer, empêcher le succès d’une action d’un adversaire.
  3. 3
    Agir contre quelqu’un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erdogan en profite pour jeter l’ancre sur la Tripolitaine, au grand dam des Émirats qui sont un élément majeur de l'alliance de fait construite pour contrer le régime de Téhéran, mais aussi et peut-être surtout pour contenir l'islamisme politique.
  2. Les États-Unis doivent réparer leur propre démocratie pour mieux contrer la Chine et lui faire «payer les conséquences» de son comportement « belliqueux », a déclaré hier un proche conseiller de Joe Biden en esquissant sa stratégie face à la puissance rivale.

This word in other languages

double(English)doblar(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrer
  • cnotrer
  • conntrer
  • conrter
  • conterr
  • contrerr
  • contrrer
  • conttrer
  • cotnrer
  • ocntrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contrer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontrer1cnotrer2conntrer1conrter2conterr2contrerr1contrrer1conttrer1
Edit distance from "contrer"

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 "contrer"?
"contrer" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁe\.
What does "contrer" mean?
As a verb, "contrer" means: Annoncer que l'on tient contre celui qui a le premier déclaré qu'il jouait, et qu'on compte le punir sévèrement.
What words are commonly confused with "contrer"?
"contrer" is commonly confused with "coter", "coûter", "côtier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrer" is \kɔ̃.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrer" come from?
"contrer" 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 "contrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

combiné#8,975diviser#8,985dragons#8,987changes#8,969

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

décédée10 variantsdéposée10 variantsemprise10 variantsexclure10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list