se tourner le sang

\sə tuʁ.ne lə sɑ̃\

/\sə tuʁ.ne lə sɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“se tourner le sang” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’inquiéter, se faire du souci.

Key facts for se tourner le sang
PropertyValue
Headwordse tourner le sang
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sə tuʁ.ne lə sɑ̃\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “se tourner le sang” sits in French frequency

se tourner le sang 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for se tourner le sang is 18 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sə tuʁ.ne lə sɑ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "S’inquiéter, se faire du souci.".

No misspelling variants are generated for se tourner le sang in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is se tourner le sang, spelled S-E- -T-O-U-R-N-E-R- -L-E- -S-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’inquiéter, se faire du souci.

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 "se tourner le sang"?
"se tourner le sang" is spelled S-E- -T-O-U-R-N-E-R- -L-E- -S-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \sə tuʁ.ne lə sɑ̃\.
What does "se tourner le sang" mean?
As a verb, "se tourner le sang" means: S’inquiéter, se faire du souci.
How do you pronounce "se tourner le sang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "se tourner le sang" is \sə tuʁ.ne lə sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "se tourner le sang" come from?
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Using “se tourner le sang”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E- -T-O-U-R-N-E-R- -L-E- -S-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sə tuʁ.ne lə sɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list