tour de scrutin
\tuʁ də skʁy.tɛ̃\
The verdict
“tour de scrutin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expression d’un corps électoral par le vote.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tour-de-scrutin · tour de scrutin · French
tour de scrutin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 de scrutin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tuʁ də skʁy.tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tour de scrutin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tour de scrutin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tuʁ də skʁy.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expression d’un corps électoral par le vote.".
tour de scrutin has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tour de scrutin, spelled T-O-U-R- -D-E- -S-C-R-U-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Expression d’un corps électoral par le vote.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tour de scrutin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le scrutin majoritaire à deux tours est un mode de scrutin qui permet l'élection d'un candidat après deux tours de scrutin si aucun n’obtient la majorité au premier tour.
Les élections dans les pays anglo-saxons ne connaissent généralement qu’un tour de scrutin, le candidat ou la liste qui obtient le plus de voix emporte le siège.
This word in other languages
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.