contribution

\kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“contribution” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,244. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,244
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce que chacun donne pour sa part d’une dépense ou d’une charge commune.

Corpus desk

Index FR-contribution · contribution · French

contribution · rank #3,244 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,244
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cons

Nearest frequency peer: cons (-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 « contribution »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « contribution » 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).

contribution vs contributions
92% similar

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

Key facts for contribution
PropertyValue
Headwordcontribution
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,244
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « contribution »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).contributionse 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 « cons » (#3,243), « copie » (#3,245), « cultures » (#3,246). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « contribution » est au #3,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around contribution (IPA \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,244 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for contribution, with forms such as "ccontribution", "cnotribution", and "conntribution". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "contributions", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 contribution, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce que chacun donne pour sa part d’une dépense ou d’une charge commune.
  2. 2
    Tribut que paient les habitants d’un pays occupé par l’ennemi pour se garantir du pillage ou de la répression. → voir contribution de guerre.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des impôts et taxes levés par l’État ou une autorité publique.
  4. 4
    Participation, apport, concours ou collaboration à une œuvre collective, intellectuelle ou scientifique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Art. 2. — La caisse est dotée: 1° D'une contribution annuelle de douze francs à payer par anticipation par chaque participant.
  2. Le recouvrement de la contribution annuelle a lieu en deux fois, au moins. La contribution d'entrée à acquitter par les nouveaux sociétaires sera équivalente à la contribution annuelle.

This word in other languages

contribution(English)contribución(Español)contribuição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontribution
  • cnotribution
  • conntribution
  • conrtibution
  • contirbution
  • contrbiution
  • contribbution
  • contribtuion
  • contribuiton
  • contributino
  • contributionn
  • contributoin
  • contributtion
  • contriubtion
  • contrribution
  • conttribution
  • cotnribution
  • ocntribution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contribution - 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.

ccontribution1cnotribution2conntribution1conrtibution2contirbution2contrbiution2contribbution1contribtuion2
Edit distance from "contribution"

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 "contribution"?
"contribution" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-B-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\.
What does "contribution" mean?
As a noun, "contribution" means: Ce que chacun donne pour sa part d’une dépense ou d’une charge commune.
What words are commonly confused with "contribution"?
"contribution" is commonly confused with "contributions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contribution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contribution" is \kɔ̃.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contribution" come from?
"contribution" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

technologies#3,228spécialement#3,225profondément#3,212participants#3,279

Similar misspelling depth

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

naturellement18 variantsindépendant18 variantsdispositions18 variantsdéplacement18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list