contributeur

\kɔ̃.tʁi.by.tœʁ\

/\kɔ̃.tʁi.by.tœʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“contributeur” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,313
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui contribue, contribuant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contributeur · contributeur · French

contributeur · rank #26,313 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,313
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contenance

Nearest frequency peer: contenance (-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 « contributeur »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contributeur » 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).

contributeur vs contributeurs
92% similar
contributeur vs contribuer
83% similar

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

Key facts for contributeur
PropertyValue
Headwordcontributeur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁi.by.tœʁ\
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,313
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contributeur »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.contributeurse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contenance » (#26,312), « conversions » (#26,314), « constatons » (#26,311). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contributeur » est au #26,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around contributeur (IPA \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.tœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,313 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui contribue, contribuant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for contributeur, with forms such as "ccontributeur", "cnotributeur", and "conntributeur". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "contributeurs", "contribuer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is contributeur, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui contribue, contribuant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On distinguait, dans quelques anciennes coutumes, le garant absolu du garant contributeur. Le garant absolu était celui qui prenait complètement fait et cause pour le garanti. Le garant contributeur ne répondait que pour une partie.

This word in other languages

contributory(English)contribuyente(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontributeur
  • cnotributeur
  • conntributeur
  • conrtibuteur
  • contirbuteur
  • contrbiuteur
  • contribbuteur
  • contribtueur
  • contribuetur
  • contributeru
  • contributeurr
  • contributteur
  • contributuer
  • contriubteur
  • contrributeur
  • conttributeur
  • cotnributeur
  • ocntributeur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccontributeur1cnotributeur2conntributeur1conrtibuteur2contirbuteur2contrbiuteur2contribbuteur1contribtueur2
Edit distance from "contributeur"

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 "contributeur"?
"contributeur" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.tœʁ\.
What does "contributeur" mean?
As an adjective, "contributeur" means: Qui contribue, contribuant.
What words are commonly confused with "contributeur"?
"contributeur" is commonly confused with "contributeurs", "contribuer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contributeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contributeur" is \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contributeur" come from?
"contributeur" 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 "contributeur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

communiquées#26,303exportateurs#26,362habilitation#26,391suppositions#26,199

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

transférées18 variantssurplombant18 variantsmatérialiste18 variantsmusicalement18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list