Which to use
“contrariée” is an adjective and “contrarier” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,954
- “contrariée” frequency rank
- #25,949
- “contrarier” frequency rank
- 60903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrariée | contrarier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de contrarié. | Empêcher d’agir, d’aboutir. |
Same sound, different letters: contrariée vs contrarier
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. contrariée (CVCCCVCVVV) and contrarier (CVCCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - contrariée / contrarier
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: contrariée and contrarier carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 60903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrariée is recorded at frequency rank #34,954, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje\. contrarier is at rank #25,949, tagged as averb, 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 60903, this pair ranks #95,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contrariée vs contrarier
Shared letters: aceinort. Private to "contrariée": é. Private to "contrarier": -.
"contrariée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVV · "contrarier" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contrarier ← ccontrarier · cnotrarier · conntrarier · conrtarier · contarrier · contrairer · contrareir · contrarierr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contrariée" and "contrarier" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "contrariée" or "contrarier"?
Useful next steps
"contrariée" and "contrarier" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrariée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrarier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrariée" and "contrarier" 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 #95,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.