Which to use
“contracte” and “contractées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,539
- “contracte” frequency rank
- #47,250
- “contractées” frequency rank
- 77789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contracte | contractées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Où il y a contraction. | Féminin pluriel de contracté. |
Where the eye mixes contracte and contractées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contracte and contractées
A purely visual mix-up. contracte (\kɔ̃.tʁakt\) and contractées (\kɔ̃.tʁak.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contracte is recorded at frequency rank #30,539, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁakt\. contractées is at rank #47,250, 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 77789, this pair ranks #27,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contracte vs contractées
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "contracte": -. Private to "contractées": sé.
"contracte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "contractées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contracte ← ccontracte · cnotracte · conntracte · conrtacte · contarcte · contraccte · contracet · contractte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contracte" and "contractées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "contracte" or "contractées" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contracte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contractées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contracte" and "contractées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contractées 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 #27,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.