faire le tour
\fɛʁ lə tuʁ\
The verdict
“faire le tour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contourner ; tourner autour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-le-tour · faire le tour · French
faire le tour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faire le tour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ lə tuʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire le tour » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire le tour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ lə tuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for faire le tour in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is faire le tour, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -L-E- -T-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Contourner ; tourner autour.
- 2Visiter ou aller à l’entour.
- 3Comprendre ou piger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire le tour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Après avoir approché, d’aussi près que la prudence le permettait, la tête de roche à fleur d’eau de Hazelwood, nous fîmes plusieurs fois le tour de l’îlot ; […].
— Il tira une chaise, s’installa à califourchon et son regard fit le tour de la chambre avec une lippe dédaigneuse et apitoyée.
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.