contribuer

\kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe\

/\kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe\/ verb

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The verdict

“contribuer” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,928
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aider, de quelque manière que ce soit, à l’exécution, au succès d’un dessein, d’une entreprise ; avoir part à un certain résultat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contribuer · contribuer · French

contribuer · rank #4,928 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,928
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH confusion

Nearest frequency peer: confusion (-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 « contribuer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contribuer » 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).

contribuer vs contribuera
91% similar
contribuer vs contributeur
83% similar
contribuer vs continuer
80% similar

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

Key facts for contribuer
PropertyValue
Headwordcontribuer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe\
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,928
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contribuer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).contribuerse 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 « confusion » (#4,927), « comprenant » (#4,926), « copains » (#4,930). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contribuer » est au #4,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around contribuer (IPA \kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,928 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for contribuer, with forms such as "ccontribuer", "cnotribuer", and "conntribuer". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "contribuera", "contributeur", "continuer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is contribuer, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aider, de quelque manière que ce soit, à l’exécution, au succès d’un dessein, d’une entreprise ; avoir part à un certain résultat.
  2. 2
    Payer une part de quelque dépense ou charge commune.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C'est donc des mains victorieuses et bienfaisantes du grand capitaine et de l'habile négociateur qui avait contribué à donner la Lorraine à la France et la couronne impériale à Charles VII, que la première société savante formée à Metz, reçut tout à la fois une dotation et des statuts.
  2. Les troubles tout récents de Russie ont contribué à populariser l’idée de grève générale dans les milieux des professionnels de la politique.

This word in other languages

contribute(English)contribuir(Español)beizutragen(Deutsch)contribuir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontribuer
  • cnotribuer
  • conntribuer
  • conrtibuer
  • contirbuer
  • contrbiuer
  • contribbuer
  • contribeur
  • contribuerr
  • contribure
  • contriuber
  • contrribuer
  • conttribuer
  • cotnribuer
  • ocntribuer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contribuer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccontribuer1cnotribuer2conntribuer1conrtibuer2contirbuer2contrbiuer2contribbuer1contribeur2
Edit distance from "contribuer"

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 "contribuer"?
"contribuer" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe\.
What does "contribuer" mean?
As a verb, "contribuer" means: Aider, de quelque manière que ce soit, à l’exécution, au succès d’un dessein, d’une entreprise ; avoir part à un certain résultat.
What words are commonly confused with "contribuer"?
"contribuer" is commonly confused with "contribuera", "contributeur", "continuer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contribuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contribuer" is \kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contribuer" come from?
"contribuer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

comprenant#4,926diminution#4,933esthétique#4,938cathédrale#4,917

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

individuelle15 variantssymbolique15 variantsspécialisé15 variantsphilosophe15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list