contribue

\kɔ̃.tʁi.by\

/\kɔ̃.tʁi.by\/ verb

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The verdict

“contribue” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,541
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contribuer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contribue · contribue · French

contribue · rank #5,541 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,541
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contraint

Nearest frequency peer: contraint (-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 « contribue »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contribue » 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).

contribue vs contribuer
90% similar
contribue vs contribuent
82% similar
contribue vs contribuera
82% similar

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

Key facts for contribue
PropertyValue
Headwordcontribue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁi.by\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,541
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contribue »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).contribuese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contraint » (#5,540), « contrôles » (#5,542), « conservateurs » (#5,539). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contribue » est au #5,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around contribue (IPA \kɔ̃.tʁi.by\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,541 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for contribue, with forms such as "ccontribue", "cnotribue", and "conntribue". 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 also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "contribuer", "contribuent", "contribuera", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is contribue, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contribuer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contribuer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de contribuer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de contribuer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de contribuer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dans les années 1980, la revue Orientations, fondée par Robert Steuckers, contribue à diffuser les thèses grécistes au sein des milieux de droite et d’extrême droite.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontribue
  • cnotribue
  • conntribue
  • conrtibue
  • contirbue
  • contrbiue
  • contribbue
  • contribeu
  • contriube
  • contrribue
  • conttribue
  • cotnribue
  • ocntribue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccontribue1cnotribue2conntribue1conrtibue2contirbue2contrbiue2contribbue1contribeu2
Edit distance from "contribue"

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 "contribue"?
"contribue" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁi.by\.
What does "contribue" mean?
As a verb, "contribue" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contribuer.
What words are commonly confused with "contribue"?
"contribue" is commonly confused with "contribuer", "contribuent", "contribuera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contribue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contribue" is \kɔ̃.tʁi.by\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contribue" come from?
"contribue" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contribue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contraint#5,540contrôles#5,542criminels#5,544croissant#5,545

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

génétique13 variantshistorien13 variantsidentifié13 variantstribunaux13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list