# contacter vs contester

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### contacter
*verb · IPA \kɔ̃.tak.te\ · frequency rank #4,740*
Entrer en contact, en relation avec.

### contester
*verb · IPA \kɔ̃.tɛs.te\ · frequency rank #9,806*
Mettre en discussion ce que quelqu’un revendique.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/contacter-vs-contester