tour

\tuʁ\

/\tuʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“tour” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #360 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#360
frequency rank, French
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Construction élevée, cylindrique, carrée ou polygonale.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tour vs tu
50% similar
tour vs tué
50% similar
tour vs toy
50% similar

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

Key facts for tour
PropertyValue
Headwordtour
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tuʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#360
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tour” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tour lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tour is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tuʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #360 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tour, with forms such as "otur", "toru", and "tourr". 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, "tu", "tué", "toy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tour, spelled T-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Construction élevée, cylindrique, carrée ou polygonale.
  2. 2
    Machine de guerre que les Romains attachaient sur le dos des éléphants de combat et dans lesquelles ils plaçaient ordinairement des archers.
  3. 3
    Pièce du jeu d’échecs, de la forme de la construction du même nom (1), pouvant se déplacer horizontalement et verticalement et située au début du jeu dans les angles de l’échiquier.
  4. 4
    Appareil vertical de forme généralement cylindrique.
  5. 5
    Boîtier d’ordinateur non portable.
  6. 6
    Construction supportant les différents plongeoirs.
  7. 7
    Meuble représentant le bâtiment du même nom dans les armoiries. Elle est généralement représentée ronde mais peut aussi être carrée. Elle présente généralement une porte pouvant être ouverte ou fermée, deux ouvertures ouvertes ou non et trois créneaux. Quand on s’éloigne de ces éléments, il est préférable de le spécifier dans le blasonnement. Elle est dite ouverte quand la porte est d’un autre émail, ajourée quand les fenêtres sont d’un autre émail, crénelée de n pièces quand le nombre de créneaux est différent de trois, girouettée quand elle porte une girouette, hersée quand la porte est remplacée par une herse, maçonnée quand les joints sont d’un émail particulier et donjonnée quand elle porte des donjons (il faut en préciser le nombre). À rapprocher de beffroi, donjon et phare.
  8. 8
    Pièce du jeu de shōgi qui avance d’autant de cases que permis par la présence d’autres pièces le long des rangées et des diagonales.

This word in other languages

tower(English)torre(Español)Turm(Deutsch)torre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otur,toru,tourr,ttour,tuor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otur2toru2tourr1ttour1tuor2
Edit distance from "tour"

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 "tour"?
"tour" is spelled T-O-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tuʁ\.
What does "tour" mean?
As a noun, "tour" means: Construction élevée, cylindrique, carrée ou polygonale.
What words are commonly confused with "tour"?
"tour" is commonly confused with "tu", "tué", "toy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tour"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tour" is \tuʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tour" come from?
"tour" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “tour”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tuʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tu” - see the side-by-side comparison. tour vs tu
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list