tour d’horizon
\tuʁ d‿o.ʁi.zɔ̃\
The verdict
“tour d’horizon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aperçu, vision d’ensemble, panorama, vue d’ensemble sur un sujet.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tour-d-horizon · tour d’horizon · French
tour d’horizon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tour d’horizon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tuʁ d‿o.ʁi.zɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tour d’horizon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tour d’horizon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tuʁ d‿o.ʁi.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aperçu, vision d’ensemble, panorama, vue d’ensemble sur un sujet.".
tour d’horizon has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tour d’horizon, spelled T-O-U-R- -D-’-H-O-R-I-Z-O-N.
Definition
- 1Aperçu, vision d’ensemble, panorama, vue d’ensemble sur un sujet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tour d’horizon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans le cadre de son tour d’horizon, vendredi, Patrick Lagacé réagit aux nombreuses nouvelles qui laissent croire que «tout craque au Québec» et que «les services publics tiennent avec de la broche».
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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.