Which to use
“tourna” and “turn” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,304
- “tourna” frequency rank
- #20,594
- “turn” frequency rank
- 40898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tourna | turn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de tourner. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de turnen. |
Where the eye mixes tourna and turn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tourna runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against turn's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tourna with turn
A purely visual mix-up. tourna (\tuʁ.na\) and turn (\tʊʁn\) 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 40898, 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\. turn is at rank #20,594, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʊʁn\.
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 40898, this pair ranks #237,075 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tourna vs turn
Shared letters: nrtu. Private to "tourna": ao. Private to "turn": -.
"tourna" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tourna" and "turn" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tourna" vs "turn" - 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 "tourna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,075 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tourna" and "turn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "turf vs turn". 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 #237,075 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.