tournette
\tuʁ.nɛt\
The verdict
“tournette” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dispositif rotatif.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tournette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tuʁ.nɛt\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tournette” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for tournette is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tuʁ.nɛt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tournette, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists 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 tournette, spelled T-O-U-R-N-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Dispositif rotatif.
- 2Plan de travail rotatif, sur lequel est posée la sculpture lors de sa création.
- 3Roulette coupante utilisée en vitrerie, reliure, cuisine, …
- 4Dévidoir tournant sur un pivot. Guinde.
- 5Le contenu de ce dévidoir.
- 6Dévidoir de ficelle pour emballer un paquet.
- 7Boite tournante pour amuser les écureuils, cochons d’inde, …
- 8Plateau disposé sur la scène que l’on peut faire tourner.
- 9Pince élastique ou à ressort pour fixer une œuvre sur un chassis.
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.
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Using “tournette”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-R-N-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tuʁ.nɛt\ (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.