contribuer
French, verb/kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe/
contribuer is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-E-R (10 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written French, the 4,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contribuer is a French verb meaning “to contribute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Aider, de quelque manière que ce soit, à l’exécution, au succès d’un dessein, d’une entreprise ; avoir part à…”.
What does contribuer mean in English?
verb
- 1
to contribute
Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
- 2
to help
Ces pays contribuent à faire progresser le développement durable.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 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. Payer une part de quelque dépense ou charge commune.
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 contribuer
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- contribuant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- contribué participle past
- contribue first-person indicative present
- contribues indicative present second-person
- contribuons first-person indicative plural
- contribuez indicative plural present
- contribuent indicative plural present
- contribuais first-person imperfect indicative
- contribuait imperfect indicative singular
- contribuions first-person imperfect indicative
- contribuiez imperfect indicative plural
- contribuaient imperfect indicative plural
- contribuai first-person historic indicative
- contribuas historic indicative past
- contribua historic indicative past
- contribuâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contribuer?
- /kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe/
- \kɔ̃.tʁi.bɥe\
- [kɔ̃t.ʁi.bɥe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contribuer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contribuer in French?
contribuer appears 15 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).