How do you spell Tourniquet?
Correct spelling
tourniquet
French TOURNER + iquet: turn tight, spell -quet not -ket
Why is tourniquet spelled this way?
From French tourniquet, a turning device. TOURNER (to turn). A device turned tight to stop bleeding. The French -iquet ending is the trap — it sounds like 'ket' but is spelled with -quet.
Common misspellings of tourniquet
tournaketturniquettourniquettetorniquette
Example
The paramedic quickly applied a tourniquet to stop the severe bleeding from the wound.