tourner les talons
\tuʁ.ne le ta.lɔ̃\
The verdict
“tourner les talons” 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
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire demi-tour ; s’en aller.
| 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) |
Where “tourner les talons” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tourner les talons is 18 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tuʁ.ne le ta.lɔ̃\. 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: "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.
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 "tourner les talons"?
What does "tourner les talons" mean?
How do you pronounce "tourner les talons"?
What language does "tourner les talons" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “tourner les talons”
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-E-S- -T-A-L-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tuʁ.ne le ta.lɔ̃\ (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.