Which to use
“retournent” and “retourneront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,552
- “retournent” frequency rank
- #45,841
- “retourneront” frequency rank
- 60393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retournent | retourneront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retourner. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de retourner. |
Where the eye mixes retournent and retourneront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. retournent runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against retourneront's 12 (CVCVVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses retournent with retourneront
A purely visual mix-up. retournent (\ʁə.tuʁn\) and retourneront (\ʁə.tuʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60393, 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\. retourneront is at rank #45,841, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tuʁ.nə.ʁɔ̃\.
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 60393, this pair ranks #97,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retournent vs retourneront
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "retournent": -. Private to "retourneront": -.
"retournent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "retourneront" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retournent ← ertournent · reoturnent · retorunent · retounrent · retourennt · retournennt · retournentt · retournetn
- retourneront ← ertourneront · reoturneront · retoruneront · retounreront · retourenront · retourneornt · retournernot · retourneronnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "retournent" and "retourneront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "retournent" vs "retourneront" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "retournent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retourneront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retournent" and "retourneront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retournement vs retourneront". 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 #97,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.