contrition imparfaite
\kɔ̃t.ʁi.sjɔ̃ ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛt\
The verdict
“contrition imparfaite” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regret d’avoir offensé Dieu, causé par la crainte des peines du purgatoire ou de l’enfer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-contrition-imparfaite · contrition imparfaite · French
contrition imparfaite · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 21 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contrition imparfaite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃t.ʁi.sjɔ̃ ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛt\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
contrition imparfaite is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃t.ʁi.sjɔ̃ ɛ̃.paʁ.fɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regret d’avoir offensé Dieu, causé par la crainte des peines du purgatoire ou de l’enfer.".
Zero misspellings are on record for contrition imparfaite in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is contrition imparfaite, spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-T-I-O-N- -I-M-P-A-R-F-A-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Regret d’avoir offensé Dieu, causé par la crainte des peines du purgatoire ou de l’enfer.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.