Which to use
“retournera” and “retournez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,013
- “retournera” frequency rank
- #21,755
- “retournez” frequency rank
- 45768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retournera | retournez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de retourner. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retourner. |
Where the eye mixes retournera and retournez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. retournera runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCV) against retournez's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between retournera and retournez
A purely visual mix-up. retournera (\ʁə.tuʁ.nə.ʁa\) and retournez (\ʁə.tuʁ.ne\) 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 45768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retournera is recorded at frequency rank #24,013, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.tuʁ.nə.ʁa\. 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 45768, this pair ranks #200,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retournera vs retournez
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "retournera": a. Private to "retournez": z.
"retournera" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV · "retournez" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retournera ← ertournera · reoturnera · retorunera · retounrera · retourenra · retournear · retournerra · retournnera
- retournez ← ertournez · reoturnez · retorunez · retounrez · retourenz · retournezz · retournnez · retournze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "retournera" and "retournez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "retournera" or "retournez"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "retournera" 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 #200,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retournera" and "retournez" 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 #200,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.