Which to use
“contredire” and “contredis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,759
- “contredire” frequency rank
- #47,251
- “contredis” frequency rank
- 61010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contredire | contredis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opposer à ce que quelqu’un vient de dire une affirmation absolument contraire. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de contredire. |
Where the eye mixes contredire and contredis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. contredire runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against contredis's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses contredire with contredis
A purely visual mix-up. contredire (\kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ\) and contredis (\kɔ̃.tʁə.di\) 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 61010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contredire is recorded at frequency rank #13,759, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁə.diʁ\. contredis is at rank #47,251, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁə.di\.
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 61010, this pair ranks #94,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contredire vs contredis
Shared letters: cdeinort. Private to "contredire": -. Private to "contredis": s.
"contredire" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "contredis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contredire ← ccontredire · cnotredire · conntredire · conrtedire · conterdire · contrdeire · contreddire · contredier
- contredis ← ccontredis · cnotredis · conntredis · conrtedis · conterdis · contrdeis · contreddis · contrediss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contredire" for "contredis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contredire" vs "contredis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contredire" and "contredis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contredire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contredis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contredire" and "contredis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contrebas vs contredis". 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 #94,546 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.