Which to use
“toucha” and “tourna” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,659
- “toucha” frequency rank
- #20,304
- “tourna” frequency rank
- 62963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toucha | tourna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de toucher. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de tourner. |
Where the eye mixes toucha and tourna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: toucha vs tourna
A purely visual mix-up. toucha (\tu.ʃa\) and tourna (\tuʁ.na\) 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 62963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toucha is recorded at frequency rank #42,659, classified as averb, pronounced \tu.ʃa\. tourna is at rank #20,304, tagged as averb, pronounced \tuʁ.na\.
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 62963, this pair ranks #84,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toucha vs tourna
Shared letters: aotu. Private to "toucha": ch. Private to "tourna": nr.
"toucha" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tourna" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toucha" and "tourna" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "toucha" vs "tourna" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "toucha" and "tourna" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toucha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tourna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toucha" and "tourna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toucha vs touchais". 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 #84,344 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.