achour
\a.ʃuʁ\
The verdict
“achour” is uncommon French (frequency #53,727 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,727
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impôt coranique dû au sultan.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʃuʁ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,727 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achour” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
achour is uncommon French at frequency #53,727 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʃuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for achour, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is achour, spelled A-C-H-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Impôt coranique dû au sultan.
- 2Impôt payé par les Algériens au gouvernement français du temps de la colonisation.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “achour”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-C-H-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.ʃuʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.