autour

\o.tuʁ\

/\o.tuʁ\/ adv

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The verdict

“autour” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#502
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aux alentours ; aux environs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-autour · autour · French

autour · rank #502 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #502
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH avis

Nearest frequency peer: avis (+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 “autour”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “autour” 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).

autour vs Autun
50% similar
autour vs autrui
67% similar
autour vs autours
86% similar

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

Key facts for autour
PropertyValue
Headwordautour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\o.tuʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#502
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “autour” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.autourse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « avis » (#503), « écrit » (#500), « cependant » (#504). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around autour (IPA \o.tuʁ\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #502 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Aux alentours ; aux environs.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for autour, with forms such as "atuour", "auotur", and "autoru". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Autun", "autrui", "autours", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is autour, spelled A-U-T-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aux alentours ; aux environs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle est boisée tout autour, la boisure de la fenêtre est ornée d’une sculpture dorée.
  2. […], et la pluie se met à tomber en torrents, inondant le camp et envahissant nos tentes, malgré les profondes rigoles que j'ai fait creuser autour.

Synonyms

à l’entour

This word in other languages

around(English)alrededor(Español)herum(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuour
  • auotur
  • autoru
  • autourr
  • auttour
  • autuor
  • uatour

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autour - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atuour2auotur2autoru2autourr1auttour1autuor2uatour2
Edit distance from "autour"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "autour"?
"autour" is spelled A-U-T-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \o.tuʁ\.
What does "autour" mean?
As an adverb, "autour" means: Aux alentours ; aux environs.
What words are commonly confused with "autour"?
"autour" is commonly confused with "Autun", "autrui", "autours". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "autour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "autour" is \o.tuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "autour" come from?
"autour" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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

  • "autour" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Autun". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #502 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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