Which to use
“contract” is a noun and “contractés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,197
- “contract” frequency rank
- #44,952
- “contractés” frequency rank
- 85149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contract | contractés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contrat. | Masculin pluriel de contracté. |
Where the eye mixes contract and contractés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contract and contractés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contract is [ˈkɒntrækt] while contractés is \kɔ̃.tʁak.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “contract” sits inside “contractés”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contract is recorded at frequency rank #40,197, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɒntrækt]. contractés is at rank #44,952, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁak.te\.
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 85149, this pair ranks #11,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contract vs contractés
Shared letters: acnort. Private to "contract": -. Private to "contractés": sé.
"contract" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "contractés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contract ← ccontract · cnotract · conntract · conrtact · contarct · contracct · contractt · contratc
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contract" and "contractés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "contract" or "contractés"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contract" and "contractés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contract" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contractés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contract" and "contractés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contractés vs contrastés". 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 #11,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.