tourillon
\tu.ʁi.jɔ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tourillon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tu.ʁi.jɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tourillon » en français
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
- 1Axes de fer sur lesquels se meuvent les treuils, les bascules, etc.
- 2Gros pivot sur lequel tourne une porte cochère, une grille, un pont-levis.
- 3Deux parties rondes et saillantes qui sont vers le milieu d’un canon et qui servent à l’assujettir sur son affût.
- 4Organe mécanique utilisé pour guider un mouvement de rotation.
- 5Cheville cylindrique généralement striée servant à l’assemblage d’un meuble.
- 6Partie centrale de la queue.
- 7Grosse targette ronde munie d'une poignée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tourillon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.