Which to use
“contracter” is a verb and “contractés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,791
- “contracter” frequency rank
- #44,952
- “contractés” frequency rank
- 64743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contracter | contractés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conclure un contrat. | Masculin pluriel de contracté. |
Same sound, different letters: contracter vs contractés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - contracter / contractés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: contracter and contractés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.tʁak.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contracter is recorded at frequency rank #19,791, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁak.te\. 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 64743, this pair ranks #75,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contracter vs contractés
Shared letters: acnort. Private to "contracter": e. Private to "contractés": sé.
"contracter" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "contractés" · 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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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "contracter" / "contractés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "contracter" 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 #75,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contracter" 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 #75,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.