Which to use
“centrés” is an adjective and “contrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,730
- “centrés” frequency rank
- #8,979
- “contrer” frequency rank
- 41709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centrés | contrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de centré. | Annoncer que l'on tient contre celui qui a le premier déclaré qu'il jouait, et qu'on compte le punir sévèrement. |
Where the eye mixes centrés and contrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. centrés and contrer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: centrés vs contrer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: centrés is \sɑ̃.tʁe\ while contrer is \kɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centrés is recorded at frequency rank #32,730, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.tʁe\. contrer is at rank #8,979, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41709, this pair ranks #231,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of centrés vs contrer
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "centrés": sé. Private to "contrer": o.
"centrés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "contrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contrer ← ccontrer · cnotrer · conntrer · conrter · conterr · contrerr · contrrer · conttrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "centrés" for "contrer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "centrés" or "contrer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "centrés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centrés" and "contrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centrés vs congres". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #231,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.