atour
\a.tuʁ\
The verdict
“atour” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de hennin de petite taille porté par les femmes au Moyen Âge.
Corpus desk
Index FR-atour · atour · French
atour · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atour |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.tuʁ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « atour » en français
Rare enough to double-check
atour is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.tuʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for atour, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is atour, spelled A-T-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1Sorte de hennin de petite taille porté par les femmes au Moyen Âge.
- 2Parure de femme
- 3Tenue d’apparat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how atour appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet attirail, qui justifie le mot atours, bientôt inexplicable, était en damas de grand prix ce soir là, car Mme Soudry possédait cent habillements plus riches les uns que les autres.
Les gens comme les bêtes étaient ornés de leurs plus somptueux atours.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.