vent contraire

\vɑ̃ kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\

/\vɑ̃ kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“vent contraire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vent opposé à la route que l’on veut faire.

Key facts for vent contraire
PropertyValue
Headwordvent contraire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɑ̃ kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vent contraire” sits in French frequency

vent contraire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vent contraire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɑ̃ kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vent contraire, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vent contraire, spelled V-E-N-T- -C-O-N-T-R-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vent opposé à la route que l’on veut faire.
  2. 2
    Événement malheureux.

Synonyms

vent deboutadversité

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vent contraire"?
"vent contraire" is spelled V-E-N-T- -C-O-N-T-R-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vɑ̃ kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\.
What does "vent contraire" mean?
As a noun, "vent contraire" means: Vent opposé à la route que l’on veut faire.
How do you pronounce "vent contraire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vent contraire" is \vɑ̃ kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vent contraire" come from?
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Using “vent contraire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-E-N-T- -C-O-N-T-R-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vɑ̃ kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list