# contrarier vs contrario

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### contrarier
*verb · IPA \kɔ̃.tʁa.ʁje\ · frequency rank #25,949*
Empêcher d’agir, d’aboutir.

### contrario
*adjective · IPA \kon.ˈtɾa.ɾjo\ · frequency rank #19,792*
Contraire.

## Source
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