amour

\a.muʁ\

/\a.muʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“amour” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#408
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentiment intense et agréable qui incite les êtres à s’unir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amour · amour · French

amour · rank #408 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #408
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH yeux

Nearest frequency peer: yeux (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “amour”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “amour” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

amour vs aur
60% similar
amour vs azur
60% similar
amour vs aout
60% similar

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

Key facts for amour
PropertyValue
Headwordamour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.muʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#408
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “amour” sits in French frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).amour lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around amour (IPA \a.muʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #408 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for amour, with forms such as "ammour", "amoru", and "amourr". 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, "aur", "azur", "aout", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is amour, spelled A-M-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentiment intense et agréable qui incite les êtres à s’unir.
  2. 2
    Sentiment intense et agréable qui incite les êtres à s’unir.
  3. 3
    Plaisir, intérêt, voire obsession.
  4. 4
    Copulation, relation sexuelle, union charnelle.
  5. 5
    Ce qui est aimé.
  6. 6
    Ce qui est aimé.
  7. 7
    Ce qui est aimé.
  8. 8
    Représentation, allégorie du dieu Amour, sous la forme d’un putto ou d’un cupidon.
  9. 9
    État de fermentation propre à la végétation.
  10. 10
    Désir d’accomplir le bien d’autrui.
  11. 11
    Dernières gouttes d’une bouteille de vin servies à une personne aimée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dans Thomas l’imposteur, il avait combiné à une apparence de psychologie « rudimentaire » des aperçus ou constats très fins et pénétrants, dépatinant les sentiments les plus convenus (amour, plaisir, ambition), les sortant du lieu commun.
  2. Non, l’amour, sentiment naïf et chaste qui se voile de pudeur et de fierté au sanctuaire du cœur, n’est point cette tendresse cavalière qui répand les larmes de la coquetterie par les yeux du masque de l’innocence !

Synonyms

adorationaffection

Antonyms

désamourdétestationhaine

This word in other languages

love(English)amor(Español)Liebe(Deutsch)amor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammour
  • amoru
  • amourr
  • amuor
  • aomur
  • maour

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amour - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ammour1amoru2amourr1amuor2aomur2maour2
Edit distance from "amour"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "amour"?
"amour" is spelled A-M-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.muʁ\.
What does "amour" mean?
As a noun, "amour" means: Sentiment intense et agréable qui incite les êtres à s’unir.
What words are commonly confused with "amour"?
"amour" is commonly confused with "aur", "azur", "aout". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "amour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amour" is \a.muʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amour" come from?
"amour" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

choix#399grâce#417belle#398moyen#418

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

nord6 variantslong6 variantsordre6 variantstype6 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "amour". Here's where to go from here.

  • "amour" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "aur". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #408 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list