# amour

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈmʊə/ · frequency rank #27,718

## Definitions
1. Courtship; flirtation.
2. A love affair.
3. A lover.
4. Love, affection.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English amour, from Middle French amour, from Old French amor, from Latin amor.
The modern pronunciation is due to continual French influence; the expected development would be /ˈæmə(ɹ)/, as seen in enamour, enamoured.

## Easily confused with
- **AMR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amour-vs-amr)
- **armor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amour-vs-armor)
- **armoury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amour-vs-armoury)
- **Amos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amos-vs-amour)
- **amir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amir-vs-amour)
- **Amor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amor-vs-amour)
- **Amar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amar-vs-amour)
- **amok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amok-vs-amour)
- **about** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/about-vs-amour)
- **among** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/among-vs-amour)
- **amber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amber-vs-amour)
- **aloud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aloud-vs-amour)
- **afoul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afoul-vs-amour)
- **amount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amount-vs-amour)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ammour`, `amoru`, `amourr`, `amuor`, `aomur`, `maour`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/amour