Which to use
“contractées” is an adjective and “contracter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,250
- “contractées” frequency rank
- #19,791
- “contracter” frequency rank
- 67041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contractées | contracter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de contracté. | Conclure un contrat. |
Same sound, different letters: contractées vs contracter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - contractées / contracter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: contractées and contracter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.tʁak.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contractées is recorded at frequency rank #47,250, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁak.te\. contracter is at rank #19,791, tagged as averb, 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 67041, this pair ranks #65,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contractées vs contracter
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "contractées": sé. Private to "contracter": -.
"contractées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVVC · "contracter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contracter ← ccontracter · cnotracter · conntracter · conrtacter · contarcter · contraccter · contracetr · contracterr
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "contractées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contracter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contractées" and "contracter" 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 #65,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.