tourillon

\tu.ʁi.jɔ̃\

/\tu.ʁi.jɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“tourillon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Axes de fer sur lesquels se meuvent les treuils, les bascules, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tourillon · tourillon · French

tourillon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for tourillon
PropertyValue
Headwordtourillon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tu.ʁi.jɔ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tourillon » en français

tourillonreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tourillon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tu.ʁi.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

tourillon has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tourillon, spelled T-O-U-R-I-L-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Axes de fer sur lesquels se meuvent les treuils, les bascules, etc.
  2. 2
    Gros pivot sur lequel tourne une porte cochère, une grille, un pont-levis.
  3. 3
    Deux parties rondes et saillantes qui sont vers le milieu d’un canon et qui servent à l’assujettir sur son affût.
  4. 4
    Organe mécanique utilisé pour guider un mouvement de rotation.
  5. 5
    Cheville cylindrique généralement striée servant à l’assemblage d’un meuble.
  6. 6
    Partie centrale de la queue.
  7. 7
    Grosse targette ronde munie d'une poignée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tourillon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un châtelet, qui peut être isolé de la barbacane, la précède, à cheval sur le pont qui était composé de deux tabliers mobiles en bois, dont les tourillons sont encore à leur place.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tourillon"?
"tourillon" is spelled T-O-U-R-I-L-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tu.ʁi.jɔ̃\.
What does "tourillon" mean?
As a noun, "tourillon" means: Axes de fer sur lesquels se meuvent les treuils, les bascules, etc.
How do you pronounce "tourillon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tourillon" is \tu.ʁi.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tourillon" come from?
"tourillon" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list