en retour
\ɑ̃ ʁə.tuʁ\
The verdict
“en retour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En échange ; par réciprocité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-retour · en retour · French
en retour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en retour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ ʁə.tuʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en retour » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en retour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ ʁə.tuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En échange ; par réciprocité.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for en retour in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is en retour, spelled E-N- -R-E-T-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1En échange ; par réciprocité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en retour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pourtant, comme tous les engouements semblables, la francophilie est un phénomène à sens unique. Un groupe national manifestant un tel penchant affectif, intellectuel ou politique n'obtient pas, en retour, de la grande puissance honorée une meilleure connaissance de ses réalités.
Lors d'une halte, en remontant dans le truck, Paul montre à Stacy les cookies qu'il a dérobés. En retour, elle lui montre les deux yaourts à boire qu'elle a subtilisés.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.