Which to use
“tournés” is an adjective and “tournez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,572
- “tournés” frequency rank
- #24,058
- “tournez” frequency rank
- 38630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tournés | tournez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tourné. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tourner. |
Same sound, different letters: tournés vs tournez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. tournés and tournez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - tournés and tournez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tournés and tournez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tuʁ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tournés is recorded at frequency rank #14,572, classified as anadj, pronounced \tuʁ.ne\. tournez is at rank #24,058, tagged as averb, pronounced \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 38630, this pair ranks #253,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tournés vs tournez
Shared letters: nortu. Private to "tournés": sé. Private to "tournez": ez.
"tournés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "tournez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tournez ← oturnez · torunez · tounrez · tourenz · tournezz · tournnez · tournze · tourrnez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tournés" for "tournez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tournés" or "tournez"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "tournés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tournez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,931 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tournés" and "tournez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tournez vs tourte". 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 #253,931 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.