velour
/vəˈlʊə(ɹ)/
"velour" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“velour” is uncommon English (frequency #57,157 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,157
- frequency rank, English
- 7,391
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | velour |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vəˈlʊə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,157 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “velour” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
velour is uncommon English at frequency #57,157 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /vəˈlʊə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for velour, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French velours (“velvet”). The correct English form is velour, spelled V-E-L-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
Etymology
Borrowed from French velours (“velvet”).
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “velour”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is V-E-L-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.