Which to use
“retourne” and “ristourne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,449
- “retourne” frequency rank
- #40,971
- “ristourne” frequency rank
- 43420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retourne | ristourne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carte qu’on retourne à certains jeux, à la fin de la distribution, et qui détermine ordinairement l’atout. Dans certains jeux on dit virade. | Annulation d’un contrat d’assurance au profit de l’assureur. |
Where the eye mixes retourne and ristourne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. retourne runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against ristourne's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses retourne with ristourne
A purely visual mix-up. retourne (\ʁə.tuʁn\) and ristourne (\ʁis.tuʁn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retourne is recorded at frequency rank #2,449, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.tuʁn\. ristourne is at rank #40,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁis.tuʁn\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43420, this pair ranks #218,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retourne vs ristourne
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "retourne": -. Private to "ristourne": is.
"retourne" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "ristourne" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retourne" for "ristourne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "retourne" or "ristourne"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "retourne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ristourne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retourne" and "ristourne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retourne vs retournées". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #218,191 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.