porte tournante

\pɔʁt tuʁ.nɑ̃t\

/\pɔʁt tuʁ.nɑ̃t\/ noun

The verdict

“porte tournante” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Porte à plusieurs vantaux permettant d’éviter les courants d’air.

Key facts for porte tournante
PropertyValue
Headwordporte tournante
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔʁt tuʁ.nɑ̃t\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “porte tournante” sits in French frequency

porte tournante falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

porte tournante is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔʁt tuʁ.nɑ̃t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Porte à plusieurs vantaux permettant d’éviter les courants d’air.".

No misspelling variants are generated for porte tournante in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 porte tournante, spelled P-O-R-T-E- -T-O-U-R-N-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Porte à plusieurs vantaux permettant d’éviter les courants d’air.

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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 "porte tournante"?
"porte tournante" is spelled P-O-R-T-E- -T-O-U-R-N-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔʁt tuʁ.nɑ̃t\.
What does "porte tournante" mean?
As a noun, "porte tournante" means: Porte à plusieurs vantaux permettant d’éviter les courants d’air.
How do you pronounce "porte tournante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "porte tournante" is \pɔʁt tuʁ.nɑ̃t\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "porte tournante" come from?
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Using “porte tournante”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is P-O-R-T-E- -T-O-U-R-N-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɔʁt tuʁ.nɑ̃t\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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