# retour vs return

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### retour
*noun · IPA \ʁə.tuʁ\ · frequency rank #403*
Tour en sens contraire.

### return
*verb · IPA \ɹɪ.ˈtɝn\ · frequency rank #23,674*
Retourner.

## Source
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