autour de
\o.tuʁ də\
The verdict
“autour de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui sert à désigner les êtres ou les choses qui sont environnés par d’autres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-autour-de · autour de · French
autour de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | autour de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \o.tuʁ də\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « autour de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
autour de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \o.tuʁ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
autour de has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 autour de, spelled A-U-T-O-U-R- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Qui sert à désigner les êtres ou les choses qui sont environnés par d’autres.
- 2Indique aussi le mouvement ou la situation des personnes ou des choses qui environnent.
- 3Auprès, marque une idée d’attachement, d’assiduité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how autour de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout le monde s’empresse autour du malade.
Il a un bandeau autour de la tête.
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.