Which to use
“tournevis” is a noun and “tournois” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,795
- “tournevis” frequency rank
- #7,505
- “tournois” frequency rank
- 32300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tournevis | tournois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Outil de poing fait d’une sorte de lame de fer, d’acier, pourvue d’un manche et avec lequel on serre et l’on desserre les vis. | Relatif à des pièces de monnaie qui se frappaient à Tours et qui étaient plus faibles d’un cinquième que celles de Paris, ou frappées sur le modèle de celles de Tours après le XIII^(ème) siècle. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tournevis and tournois apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
tournevis and tournois form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tournevis is recorded at frequency rank #24,795, classified as anoun, pronounced \tuʁ.nə.vis\. tournois is at rank #7,505, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tuʁ.nwa\.
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 32300, this pair ranks #298,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering tournevis vs tournois
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “tournevis”; for an adjective, it's “tournois”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tournevis” entry
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