azur

Name: azur, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[azyʁ]

/[azyʁ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“azur” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,055. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,055
frequency rank, German: 6,976
“A” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lapislazuli

Corpus desk

Index DE-azur · azur · German

azur · rank #25,055 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #25,055
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,976
PHOTO-FINISH auszuwählen

Nearest frequency peer: auszuwählen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

ausspielen

74,948
auszuwählen

74,947
azur

74,946
bayerisch

74,945
bayrische

74,944
befiehlt

74,943

What this shows „azur“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

azur vs azure

80% similar

azur vs AZ

0% similar

azur vs auf

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for azur
Property	Value
Headword	azur
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[azyʁ]
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#25,055
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „azur“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).azurliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#25,055

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „auszuwählen“ (#25,054), „bayerisch“ (#25,056), „ausspielen“ (#25,053). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „azur“ bei #25,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around azur (IPA [azyʁ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,055 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for azur, with forms such as "auzr", "azru", and "azurr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "azure", "AZ", "auf", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is azur, spelled A-Z-U-R.

Definition

1
Lapislazuli
2
Kobaltglas
3
Azur, Azurblau, Himmelblau
4
wolkenloser, blauer Himmel; Azur
5
Blau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how azur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

« Des Cieux Spirituels l’inaccessible azur, / Pour l’homme terrassé qui rêve encore et souffre, / S’ouvre et s’enfonce avec l’attirance du gouffre. »
« L’eau bleue, d’un bleu laiteux, est d’une transparence admirable ; et le ciel d’azur, d’un azur épais, comme s’il avait reçu deux couches de couleur, étale au-dessus sa surprenante beauté. Ils semblent se mirer l’un dans l’autre et se renvoyer leurs reflets. »

Synonyms

lapislapis-lazulipierre d’azurbleu d’azurbleu de Saxeverre de cobalt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

auzr
azru
azurr
azzur
zaur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of azur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "azur"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "azur"?

"azur" is spelled A-Z-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [azyʁ].

What does "azur" mean?

As a noun, "azur" means: Lapislazuli

What words are commonly confused with "azur"?

"azur" is commonly confused with "azure", "AZ", "auf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "azur"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azur" is [azyʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "azur" come from?

"azur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "azur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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