Which to use
“contrées” is a noun and “contrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,584
- “contrées” frequency rank
- #8,979
- “contrer” frequency rank
- 25563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contrées | contrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de contrée. | Annoncer que l'on tient contre celui qui a le premier déclaré qu'il jouait, et qu'on compte le punir sévèrement. |
Same sound, different letters: contrées vs contrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: contrées and contrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.tʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contrées is recorded at frequency rank #16,584, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁe\. contrer is at rank #8,979, tagged as averb, 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 25563, this pair ranks #340,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contrées vs contrer
Shared letters: cenort. Private to "contrées": sé. Private to "contrer": -.
"contrées" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "contrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contrer ← ccontrer · cnotrer · conntrer · conrter · conterr · contrerr · contrrer · conttrer