Which to use
“contrats” and “contrées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,990
- “contrats” frequency rank
- #16,584
- “contrées” frequency rank
- 19574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrats | contrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de contrat. | Pluriel de contrée. |
Where the eye mixes contrats and contrées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contrats vs contrées
A purely visual mix-up. contrats (\kɔ̃.tʁa\) and contrées (\kɔ̃.tʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrats is recorded at frequency rank #2,990, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁa\. contrées is at rank #16,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁe\.
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 19574, this pair ranks #372,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contrats vs contrées
Shared letters: cnorst. Private to "contrats": a. Private to "contrées": eé.
"contrats" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "contrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contrats ← ccontrats · cnotrats · conntrats · conrtats · contarts · contrast · contratss · contratts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contrats" for "contrées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contrats" vs "contrées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contrats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contrats" and "contrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs contrées". 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 #372,591 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.