# contraintes vs contraires

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### contraintes
*adjective · IPA \kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃t\ · frequency rank #4,846*
Féminin pluriel de contraint.

### contraires
*adjective · IPA \kɔ̃.tʁɛʁ\ · frequency rank #11,377*
Pluriel de contraire.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/contraintes-vs-contraires