Which to use
“contrarie” is a verb and “contrariée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,953
- “contrarie” frequency rank
- #34,954
- “contrariée” frequency rank
- 69907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrarie | contrariée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contrarier. | Féminin singulier de contrarié. |
Where the eye mixes contrarie and contrariée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contrarie runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVV) against contrariée's 10 (CVCCCVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between contrarie and contrariée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contrarie is \kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁi\ while contrariée is \kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrarie is recorded at frequency rank #34,953, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁi\. contrariée is at rank #34,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje\.
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 69907, this pair ranks #53,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contrarie vs contrariée
Shared letters: aceinort. Private to "contrarie": -. Private to "contrariée": é.
"contrarie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV · "contrariée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contrarie ← ccontrarie · cnotrarie · conntrarie · conrtarie · contarrie · contrarei · contrarrie · contrraie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contrarie" for "contrariée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contrarie" or "contrariée"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrarie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrariée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrarie" and "contrariée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrariée vs contrariété". 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 #53,357 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.