turbans

\tyʁ.bɑ̃\

/\tyʁ.bɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“turbans” is uncommon French (frequency #61,203 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,203
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de turban.

Corpus desk

Index FR-turbans · turbans · French

turbans · rank #61,203 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,203
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tuons

Nearest frequency peer: tuons (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « turbans »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « turbans » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for turbans
PropertyValue
Headwordturbans
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tyʁ.bɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,203
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « turbans » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).turbanstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « tuons » (#61,202), « téléchargent » (#61,204), « tueuses » (#61,201). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « turbans » est au #61,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

turbans is uncommon French at frequency #61,203 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tyʁ.bɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de turban.".

turbans doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is turbans, spelled T-U-R-B-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de turban.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Disaster Duwault jeta alors un regard noir en direction d’un groupe de femmes qui fumaient sur le pas de leur cahute, à l’orée d’un bosquet de pins maritimes. Des chapelets de pièces d’argent ornaient leurs fronts et des turbans colorés retenaient leur chevelure sombre. Il cracha sur le sol.

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 "turbans"?
"turbans" is spelled T-U-R-B-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tyʁ.bɑ̃\.
What does "turbans" mean?
As a noun, "turbans" means: Pluriel de turban.
How do you pronounce "turbans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "turbans" is \tyʁ.bɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "turbans" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tueuses#61,201Trotski#61,199tricote#61,197vandale#61,216

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list