mécontent

\me.kɔ̃.tɑ̃\

/\me.kɔ̃.tɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“mécontent” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,204. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,204
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insatisfait de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mecontent · mécontent · French

mécontent · rank #20,204 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,204
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH mécaniquement

Nearest frequency peer: mécaniquement (-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 « mécontent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mécontent » 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).

mécontent vs montent
78% similar
mécontent vs mentent
67% similar
mécontent vs mécontents
90% similar

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

Key facts for mécontent
PropertyValue
Headwordmécontent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\me.kɔ̃.tɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,204
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mécontent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mécontentse 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 « mécaniquement » (#20,203), « nageur » (#20,205), « multipliant » (#20,202). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mécontent » est au #20,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around mécontent (IPA \me.kɔ̃.tɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,204 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Insatisfait de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for mécontent, with forms such as "mcéontent", "mecontent", and "mmécontent". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "montent", "mentent", "mécontents", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mécontent, spelled M-É-C-O-N-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insatisfait de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je ne suis pas mécontent de moi-même, je suis assez content de ce que j’ai fait.
  2. Elle était mécontente comme une actrice qui a manqué son rôle, car cette douleur lui attaquait toutes les fibres, le cœur et la tête.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mcéontent
  • mecontent
  • mmécontent
  • méccontent
  • mécnotent
  • méconetnt
  • méconntent
  • mécontennt
  • mécontentt
  • mécontetn
  • mécontnet
  • méconttent
  • mécotnent
  • méocntent
  • émcontent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mcéontent2mecontent1mmécontent1méccontent1mécnotent2méconetnt2méconntent1mécontennt1
Edit distance from "mécontent"

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 "mécontent"?
"mécontent" is spelled M-É-C-O-N-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \me.kɔ̃.tɑ̃\.
What does "mécontent" mean?
As an adjective, "mécontent" means: Insatisfait de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un.
What words are commonly confused with "mécontent"?
"mécontent" is commonly confused with "montent", "mentent", "mécontents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mécontent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mécontent" is \me.kɔ̃.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mécontent" come from?
"mécontent" 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 "mécontent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list