turban

\tyʁ.bɑ̃\

/\tyʁ.bɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“turban” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,570. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,570
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coiffure d’homme usitée chez les Orientaux et faite d’une longue bande d’étoffe, qui est roulée et entrelacée autour de la tête.

Corpus desk

Index FR-turban · turban · French

turban · rank #26,570 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,570
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tueuse

Nearest frequency peer: tueuse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « turban »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « turban » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

turban vs turn
67% similar
turban vs Turin
50% similar
turban vs turbo
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for turban
PropertyValue
Headwordturban
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tyʁ.bɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,570
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « turban »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).turbanse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tueuse » (#26,569), « uh » (#26,571), « trimestrielle » (#26,568). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « turban » est au #26,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around turban (IPA \tyʁ.bɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,570 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for turban, with forms such as "truban", "tturban", and "tubran". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "turn", "Turin", "turbo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is turban, spelled T-U-R-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coiffure d’homme usitée chez les Orientaux et faite d’une longue bande d’étoffe, qui est roulée et entrelacée autour de la tête.
  2. 2
    Coiffure de femme de forme semblable.]
  3. 3
    Personnage qui porte cette coiffure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how turban appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ces deux écuyers étaient suivis de deux autres serviteurs dont les visages bronzés, les turbans blancs et la forme des vêtements dénonçaient l’origine orientale.
  2. Une foule serrée et bruyante grouillait dans les rues. Ce n’était que tarbouches, galabiehs […] turbans et majestueuses robes des cheikhs.

This word in other languages

turban(English)turbante(Español)Turban(Deutsch)turbante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • truban
  • tturban
  • tubran
  • turabn
  • turbann
  • turbban
  • turbna
  • turrban
  • utrban

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of turban - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

truban2tturban1tubran2turabn2turbann1turbban1turbna2turrban1
Edit distance from "turban"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "turban"?
"turban" is spelled T-U-R-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tyʁ.bɑ̃\.
What does "turban" mean?
As a noun, "turban" means: Coiffure d’homme usitée chez les Orientaux et faite d’une longue bande d’étoffe, qui est roulée et entrelacée autour de la tête.
What words are commonly confused with "turban"?
"turban" is commonly confused with "turn", "Turin", "turbo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "turban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "turban" is \tyʁ.bɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "turban" come from?
"turban" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "turban", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tueuse#26,569votera#26,578teaser#26,560éditée#26,585

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

veuilles9 variantsSpears9 variantsadmises9 variantssaphir9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list