Which to use
“retournent” and “retournera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,552
- “retournent” frequency rank
- #24,013
- “retournera” frequency rank
- 38565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retournent | retournera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retourner. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de retourner. |
Where the eye mixes retournent and retournera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. retournent (CVCVVCCVCC) and retournera (CVCVVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses retournent with retournera
A purely visual mix-up. retournent (\ʁə.tuʁn\) and retournera (\ʁə.tuʁ.nə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retournent is recorded at frequency rank #14,552, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tuʁn\. retournera is at rank #24,013, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tuʁ.nə.ʁa\.
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 38565, this pair ranks #254,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retournent vs retournera
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "retournent": -. Private to "retournera": a.
"retournent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "retournera" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retournent ← ertournent · reoturnent · retorunent · retounrent · retourennt · retournennt · retournentt · retournetn
- retournera ← ertournera · reoturnera · retorunera · retounrera · retourenra · retournear · retournerra · retournnera
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retournent" and "retournera" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "retournent" vs "retournera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "retournent" and "retournera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retournent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retournera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retournent" and "retournera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retournera vs retournerais". 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 #254,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.