Which to use
“contrariée” and “contrario” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,954
- “contrariée” frequency rank
- #19,792
- “contrario” frequency rank
- 54746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrariée | contrario |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de contrarié. | Contraire. |
Where the eye mixes contrariée and contrario
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. contrariée runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVVV) against contrario's 9 (CVCCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses contrariée with contrario
A purely visual mix-up. contrariée (\kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje\) and contrario (\kon.ˈtɾa.ɾjo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54746, 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\. contrario is at rank #19,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kon.ˈtɾa.ɾjo\.
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 54746, this pair ranks #131,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contrariée vs contrario
Shared letters: acinort. Private to "contrariée": eé. Private to "contrario": -.
"contrariée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVV · "contrario" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contrario ← ccontrario · cnotrario · conntrario · conrtario · contarrio · contrairo · contraroi · contrarrio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contrariée" for "contrario" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contrariée" vs "contrario" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contrariée" and "contrario" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrariée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrario" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrariée" and "contrario" 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 #131,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.