tourner la page

\tuʁ.ne la paʒ\

/\tuʁ.ne la paʒ\/ verb

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The verdict

“tourner la page” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Laisser quelque chose d’ancien derrière soi pour passer à quelque chose de nouveau.

Key facts for tourner la page
PropertyValue
Headwordtourner la page
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tuʁ.ne la paʒ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tourner la page” sits in French frequency

tourner la page falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tourner la page is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tuʁ.ne la paʒ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Laisser quelque chose d’ancien derrière soi pour passer à quelque chose de nouveau.".

tourner la page has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tourner la page, spelled T-O-U-R-N-E-R- -L-A- -P-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Laisser quelque chose d’ancien derrière soi pour passer à quelque chose de nouveau.

Synonyms

passer à autre chose

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 "tourner la page"?
"tourner la page" is spelled T-O-U-R-N-E-R- -L-A- -P-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tuʁ.ne la paʒ\.
What does "tourner la page" mean?
As a verb, "tourner la page" means: Laisser quelque chose d’ancien derrière soi pour passer à quelque chose de nouveau.
How do you pronounce "tourner la page"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tourner la page" is \tuʁ.ne la paʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tourner la page" come from?
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Using “tourner la page”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-R-N-E-R- -L-A- -P-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tuʁ.ne la paʒ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list