Which to use
“tournant” is an adjective and “tournons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,899
- “tournant” frequency rank
- #45,351
- “tournons” frequency rank
- 50250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tournant | tournons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui tourne. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tourner. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tournant and tournons apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tournant is \tuʁ.nɑ̃\ while tournons is \tuʁ.nɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tournant is recorded at frequency rank #4,899, classified as anadj, pronounced \tuʁ.nɑ̃\. tournons is at rank #45,351, tagged as averb, pronounced \tuʁ.nɔ̃\.
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 50250, this pair ranks #164,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tournant vs tournons
Shared letters: nortu. Private to "tournant": a. Private to "tournons": s.
"tournant" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "tournons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tournant" and "tournons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tournant" or "tournons"?
Remembering tournant vs tournons
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “tournant”; for a verb, it's “tournons”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tournant” entry
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