Which to use
“contacts” and “contrats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,562
- “contacts” frequency rank
- #2,990
- “contrats” frequency rank
- 7552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contacts | contrats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de contact. | Pluriel de contrat. |
Where the eye mixes contacts and contrats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. contacts (CVCCVCCC) and contrats (CVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: contacts vs contrats
A purely visual mix-up. contacts (\kɔ̃.takt\) and contrats (\kɔ̃.tʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contacts is recorded at frequency rank #4,562, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.takt\. contrats is at rank #2,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁa\.
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 7552, this pair ranks #422,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contacts vs contrats
Shared letters: acnost. Private to "contacts": -. Private to "contrats": r.
"contacts" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "contrats" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contacts" for "contrats" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contacts" or "contrats"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contacts" and "contrats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contacts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contacts" and "contrats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrastés vs contrats". 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 #422,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.