retour sur investissement

\ʁə.tuʁ sy.ʁ‿ɛ̃.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃\

/\ʁə.tuʁ sy.ʁ‿ɛ̃.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un indicateur financier qui permet de comparer le gain net généré par rapport au coût initial d'un investissement.

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Index FR-retour-sur-investissemen · retour sur investissement · French

retour sur investissement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 25 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 retour sur investissement
PropertyValue
Headwordretour sur investissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.tuʁ sy.ʁ‿ɛ̃.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « retour sur investissement » en français

retour sur investissementn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

retour sur investissement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.tuʁ sy.ʁ‿ɛ̃.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un indicateur financier qui permet de comparer le gain net généré par rapport au coût initial d'un investissement.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for retour sur investissement, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is retour sur investissement, spelled R-E-T-O-U-R- -S-U-R- -I-N-V-E-S-T-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un indicateur financier qui permet de comparer le gain net généré par rapport au coût initial d'un investissement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how retour sur investissement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans le village Les Clérimois dans l'Yonne, un fonds de pension états-unien reçoit 12-15 % de retour sur investissement des quatre éoliennes qui y sont installées. La société française Poweo, après avoir financé la construction des moulins, a revendu l'ensemble avec bénéfice.
  2. Les entreprises peinent véritablement à calculer le retour sur investissement des actions RSE – le fameux ROI (« return on investment »), Graal de toute entreprise.

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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 "retour sur investissement"?
"retour sur investissement" is spelled R-E-T-O-U-R- -S-U-R- -I-N-V-E-S-T-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.tuʁ sy.ʁ‿ɛ̃.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃\.
What does "retour sur investissement" mean?
As a noun, "retour sur investissement" means: Un indicateur financier qui permet de comparer le gain net généré par rapport au coût initial d'un investissement.
How do you pronounce "retour sur investissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retour sur investissement" is \ʁə.tuʁ sy.ʁ‿ɛ̃.vɛs.tis.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list