Which to use
“tournis” is a noun and “tournons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,230
- “tournis” frequency rank
- #45,351
- “tournons” frequency rank
- 89581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tournis | tournons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maladie des moutons et des bœufs dans laquelle, pris d’une sorte de vertige, ils tournent convulsivement sur eux-mêmes. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tourner. |
Where the eye mixes tournis and tournons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tournis runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against tournons's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tournis vs tournons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tournis is \tuʁ.ni\ while tournons is \tuʁ.nɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tournis is recorded at frequency rank #44,230, classified as anoun, pronounced \tuʁ.ni\. 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 89581, this pair ranks #5,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tournis vs tournons
Shared letters: norstu. Private to "tournis": i. Private to "tournons": -.
"tournis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "tournons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tournis" and "tournons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tournis" or "tournons"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tournis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tournons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tournis" and "tournons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tournais vs tournons". 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 #5,628 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.