tourner les talons
\tuʁ.ne le ta.lɔ̃\
The verdict
“tourner les talons” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire demi-tour ; s’en aller.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tourner-les-talons · tourner les talons · French
tourner les talons · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | tourner les talons |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \tuʁ.ne le ta.lɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tourner les talons » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tourner les talons is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \tuʁ.ne le ta.lɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire demi-tour ; s’en aller.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tourner les talons, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tourner les talons, spelled T-O-U-R-N-E-R- -L-E-S- -T-A-L-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1Faire demi-tour ; s’en aller.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tourner les talons appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ayant dit, M. de Bernage tourna les talons et se lança sur la longue esplanade plantée d'arbres qui borde la colonnade latérale de l'église.
Il serait compréhensible, il serait humain que Stanley tournât les talons. On ne pourrait rien lui reprocher.
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.