Which to use
“tourna” and “tournera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,304
- “tourna” frequency rank
- #25,154
- “tournera” frequency rank
- 45458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tourna | tournera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de tourner. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de tourner. |
Where the eye mixes tourna and tournera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tourna runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against tournera's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tourna with tournera
A purely visual mix-up. tourna (\tuʁ.na\) and tournera (\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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tourna is recorded at frequency rank #20,304, classified as averb, pronounced \tuʁ.na\. tournera is at rank #25,154, tagged as averb, pronounced \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 45458, this pair ranks #202,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tourna vs tournera
Shared letters: anortu. Private to "tourna": -. Private to "tournera": e.
"tourna" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tournera" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tourna" and "tournera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tourna" or "tournera" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tourna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tournera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tourna" and "tournera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tournera vs tournerait". 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 #202,561 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.