mauvais tour

\mo.vɛ tuʁ\

/\mo.vɛ tuʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“mauvais tour” 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) - Trahison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mauvais-tour · mauvais tour · French

mauvais tour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for mauvais tour
PropertyValue
Headwordmauvais tour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mo.vɛ tuʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mauvais tour » en français

mauvais toursiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mauvais tour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mo.vɛ tuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trahison.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mauvais tour, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mauvais tour, spelled M-A-U-V-A-I-S- -T-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trahison.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mauvais tour"?
"mauvais tour" is spelled M-A-U-V-A-I-S- -T-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mo.vɛ tuʁ\.
What does "mauvais tour" mean?
As a noun, "mauvais tour" means: Trahison.
How do you pronounce "mauvais tour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mauvais tour" is \mo.vɛ tuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mauvais tour" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list