Which to use
“retournées” is an adjective and “retournez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,283
- “retournées” frequency rank
- #21,755
- “retournez” frequency rank
- 67038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retournées | retournez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de retourné. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retourner. |
Same sound, different letters: retournées vs retournez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. retournées runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVVC) against retournez's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - retournées and retournez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: retournées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retournées is recorded at frequency rank #45,283, 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 67038, this pair ranks #65,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retournées vs retournez
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "retournées": sé. Private to "retournez": z.
"retournées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVC · "retournez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retournez ← ertournez · reoturnez · retorunez · retounrez · retourenz · retournezz · retournnez · retournze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retournées" and "retournez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "retournées" or "retournez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "retournées" / "retournez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "retournées" 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 #65,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retournées" and "retournez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retournées vs retournons". 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 #65,175 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.