Which to use
“turc” is an adjective and “turque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,936
- “turc” frequency rank
- #8,051
- “turque” frequency rank
- 13987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turc | turque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux Turcs, à la Turquie. | Brebis de plus d'un an, mais qui n'a pas encore eu d'agneau. |
Same sound, different letters: turc vs turque
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. turc runs 4 letters (CVCC) against turque's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: turc vs turque
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: turc and turque carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tyʁk\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turc is recorded at frequency rank #5,936, classified as anadj, pronounced \tyʁk\. turque is at rank #8,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tyʁk\.
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 13987, this pair ranks #398,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of turc vs turque
Shared letters: rtu. Private to "turc": c. Private to "turque": eq.
"turc" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "turque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "turc" / "turque". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "turc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turc" and "turque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "turc vs turf". 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 #398,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.