tour de rein
\tuʁ də ʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“tour de rein” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lumbago.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tour de rein |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tuʁ də ʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tour de rein” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tour de rein is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tuʁ də ʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lumbago.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tour de rein, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 tour de rein, spelled T-O-U-R- -D-E- -R-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Lumbago.
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.
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Using “tour de rein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-R- -D-E- -R-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tuʁ də ʁɛ̃\ (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.