retourner le fer dans la plaie
\ʁə.tuʁ.ne lə fɛʁ dɑ̃ la plɛ\
The verdict
“retourner le fer dans la plaie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 30
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de tourner le fer dans la plaie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-retourner-le-fer-dans-la · retourner le fer dans la plaie · French
retourner le fer dans la plaie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 30 letters
- VOW-11 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retourner le fer dans la plaie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁə.tuʁ.ne lə fɛʁ dɑ̃ la plɛ\ |
| Letters | 30 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « retourner le fer dans la plaie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
retourner le fer dans la plaie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.tuʁ.ne lə fɛʁ dɑ̃ la plɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de tourner le fer dans la plaie.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for retourner le fer dans la plaie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is retourner le fer dans la plaie, spelled R-E-T-O-U-R-N-E-R- -L-E- -F-E-R- -D-A-N-S- -L-A- -P-L-A-I-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de tourner le fer dans la plaie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how retourner le fer dans la plaie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'avocat général, Olivier Auféril, a longuement retourné le fer dans la plaie, et détaillé sans vergogne les aveux de l'agrégé de géographie lors de sa garde à vue.
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.