retour
noun, verb
retour is spelled R-E-T-O-U-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, retour means “A returning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of retour is retours.
How many letters and syllables are in retour?
| Letters | 6: R-E-T-O-U-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is retour?
Retour appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with retour?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as retour.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: router, tourer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of retour
- retours plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- retouring participle, present
- retoured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retour mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A returning.
- 2
ScotlandAn extract from chancery of the service of an heir to his ancestor.
verb
- 1
To tour again.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).