match retour
\matʃ ʁə.tuʁ\
The verdict
“match retour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seconde rencontre entre deux équipes, après le match aller.
Corpus desk
Index FR-match-retour · match retour · French
match retour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | match retour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \matʃ ʁə.tuʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « match retour » en français
Rare enough to double-check
match retour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \matʃ ʁə.tuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for match retour, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented 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 match retour, spelled M-A-T-C-H- -R-E-T-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Seconde rencontre entre deux équipes, après le match aller.
- 2Revanche ; seconde tentative.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how match retour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour autant, ce débat en séance n’aura pas de traduction contraignante. Les défenseurs du texte ont déjà prévenu qu’il ne s’agissait pas de faire le match retour d’une loi déjà promulguée.
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.