# turbine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɜː.baɪn/ · frequency rank #12,519

## Definitions
1. Any of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French turbine, from Latin turbō, turbinem (“tornado, whirlwind; crowd”).

## Easily confused with
- **Turin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbine-vs-turin)
- **Turing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbine-vs-turing)
- **turning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turbine-vs-turning)
- **tubing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubing-vs-turbine)
- **turban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turban-vs-turbine)

## Common misspellings (10)
`trubine`, `tturbine`, `tubrine`, `turbbine`, `turbien`, `turbinne`, `turbnie`, `turibne`, `turrbine`, `utrbine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/turbine