contrevenance
\kɔ̃.tʁə.və.nɑ̃s\
The verdict
“contrevenance” 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) - Transgression, infraction.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contrevenance · contrevenance · French
contrevenance · 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 | contrevenance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁə.və.nɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « contrevenance » en français
Rare enough to double-check
contrevenance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁə.və.nɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Transgression, infraction.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for contrevenance, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 contrevenance, spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-V-E-N-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Transgression, infraction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contrevenance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’ai su que Robert d’Artois était allé là-bas, et qu’il avait eu accès auprès de Madame de Bourgogne. C’est en contrevenance aux ordres. La reine, pour autant qu’on puisse la dire telle, est condamnée au mur, c’est-à-dire au secret.
Synonyms
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.