détournée

\de.tuʁ.ne\

/\de.tuʁ.ne\/ adj

The verdict

“détournée” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,192
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de détourné.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

détournée vs détourner
78% similar
détournée vs détournent
70% similar
détournée vs détournées
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for détournée
PropertyValue
Headworddétournée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.tuʁ.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,192
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “détournée” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). détournée lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around détournée (IPA \de.tuʁ.ne\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,192 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de détourné.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for détournée, with forms such as "ddétournée", "detournee", and "dtéournée". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "détourner", "détournent", "détournées", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is détournée, spelled D-É-T-O-U-R-N-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de détourné.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddétournée,detournee,dtéournée,déoturnée,détorunée,détounrée,détourneé,détournnée,détourrnée,détouréne,déttournée,détuornée,édtournée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of détournée - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddétournée1detournee2dtéournée2déoturnée2détorunée2détounrée2détourneé2détournnée1
Edit distance from "détournée"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "détournée"?
"détournée" is spelled D-É-T-O-U-R-N-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.tuʁ.ne\.
What does "détournée" mean?
As an adjective, "détournée" means: Féminin singulier de détourné.
What words are commonly confused with "détournée"?
"détournée" is commonly confused with "détourner", "détournent", "détournées". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "détournée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "détournée" is \de.tuʁ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "détournée" come from?
"détournée" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “détournée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-T-O-U-R-N-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.tuʁ.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “détourner” - see the side-by-side comparison. détournée vs détourner
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list