# tour

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,112

## Definitions
1. A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
2. A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
3. A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
4. A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
5. A street and road race, frequently multiday.
6. A set of competitions which make up a championship.
7. A tour of duty.
8. A closed trail.
9. A going round; a circuit.
10. A turn; a revolution.
11. A circuit of snooker tournaments

## Etymology
From Old French tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.

## Easily confused with
- **Tu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tu)
- **toy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-toy)
- **tub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tub)
- **tow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tow)
- **tug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tug)
- **Tue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tue)
- **tum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tum)
- **tru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tru)
- **tun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tun)
- **tut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tut)
- **tux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tux)
- **tui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tui)
- **tur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tur)
- **TOV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tov)
- **TUC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tuc)
- **Tsu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tsu)
- **Tyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-tyr)
- **true** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-true)
- **turn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-turn)
- **town** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tour-vs-town)

## Common misspellings (5)
`otur`, `toru`, `tourr`, `ttour`, `tuor`

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