azur

\a.zyʁ\

/\a.zyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“azur” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,732. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,732
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verre coloré en bleu par l’oxyde de cobalt et réduit en poudre extrêmement fine pour servir de colorant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-azur · azur · French

azur · rank #5,732 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,732
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH ball

Nearest frequency peer: ball (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « azur »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « azur » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

azur vs azy
50% similar
azur vs au
50% similar
azur vs az
50% similar

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

Key facts for azur
PropertyValue
Headwordazur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.zyʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,732
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « azur »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).azurse 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 « ball » (#5,733), « aurons » (#5,730), « Brésilien » (#5,734). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « azur » est au #5,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around azur (IPA \a.zyʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,732 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for azur, with forms such as "auzr", "azru", and "azurr". 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, "azy", "au", "az", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is azur, spelled A-Z-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verre coloré en bleu par l’oxyde de cobalt et réduit en poudre extrêmement fine pour servir de colorant.
  2. 2
    Cette couleur bleue, qui est celle du ciel pur.
  3. 3
    Le ciel bleu et pur, lui-même.
  4. 4
    Émail servant à décrire la couleur bleue d’un élément des armoiries : écu, partition, pièce, meuble, etc.
  5. 5
    Petite cannelure angulaire que l'on refouille dans un montant de chambranle à la hauteur et en place de l'astragale
  6. 6
    Nom donné à l'un des trois codon-stop. Parfois aussi nommé opale. C'est le codon UGA.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De l’azur de première qualité, bleu d’azur.
  2. Et cet azur épandu sur des costumes dont les plis sont à peine accusés par des blancs est d’une sérénité extraordinaire, d’une candeur inouïe.

Synonyms

bleuciel

This word in other languages

azure(English)azul(Español)Azur(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • auzr
  • azru
  • azurr
  • azzur
  • zaur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of azur - 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.

auzr2azru2azurr1azzur1zaur2
Edit distance from "azur"

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 "azur"?
"azur" is spelled A-Z-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \a.zyʁ\.
What does "azur" mean?
As a noun, "azur" means: Verre coloré en bleu par l’oxyde de cobalt et réduit en poudre extrêmement fine pour servir de colorant.
What words are commonly confused with "azur"?
"azur" is commonly confused with "azy", "au", "az". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "azur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "azur" is \a.zyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "azur" come from?
"azur" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ball#5,7332ème#5,7211ère#5,720dits#5,747

Similar misspelling depth

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

gaffe5 variantsPizza5 variantslike5 variantscage5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list