Which to use
“retournée” is an adjective and “retournez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,744
- “retournée” frequency rank
- #21,755
- “retournez” frequency rank
- 37499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retournée | retournez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de retourné. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retourner. |
Same sound, different letters: retournée vs retournez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. retournée (CVCVVCCVV) and retournez (CVCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: retournée vs retournez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: retournée and retournez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.tuʁ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retournée is recorded at frequency rank #15,744, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.tuʁ.ne\. retournez is at rank #21,755, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tuʁ.ne\.
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 37499, this pair ranks #262,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retournée vs retournez
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "retournée": é. Private to "retournez": z.
"retournée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVV · "retournez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retournez ← ertournez · reoturnez · retorunez · retounrez · retourenz · retournezz · retournnez · retournze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retournée" and "retournez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "retournée" or "retournez" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "retournée" / "retournez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "retournée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retournez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retournée" and "retournez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retournées vs retournez". 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 #262,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.