# contract vs contraint

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### contract
*noun · IPA [ˈkɒntrækt] · frequency rank #40,197*
Contrat.

### contraint
*adjective · IPA \kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃\ · frequency rank #5,540*
Qui est gêné, forcé.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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