velours

\və.luʁ\

/\və.luʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“velours” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,496. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,496
frequency rank, French
148,117
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Étoffe à poil court et serré.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

velours vs voleurs
71% similar
velours vs velouté
71% similar
velours vs vélos
57% similar

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

Key facts for velours
PropertyValue
Headwordvelours
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\və.luʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,496
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “velours” 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). velours lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around velours (IPA \və.luʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,496 among 148,117 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for velours, with forms such as "evlours", "vellours", and "velorus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "voleurs", "velouté", "vélos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is velours, spelled V-E-L-O-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étoffe à poil court et serré.
  2. 2
    Toute matière ou chose qui par sa douceur ou son aspect, rappelle ce tissu.
  3. 3
    Tissu tégumentaire qui assure la protection, la vascularisation et l’innervation des bois chez la plupart des cervidés.
  4. 4
    Duvet couvrant certaines parties de la plante ou ensemble d’éléments végétaux fins et serrés rappelant l’aspect duveté du velours.
  5. 5
    Boisson, aliment d'une grande douceur.
  6. 6
    Ensemble des fils de laine qui ne sont pas des fils de trame d’un tapis.
  7. 7
    Mauvaise prononciation d’une liaison par addition d’un \z\ ; Voir « z’ ». Celle par addition d’un \t\ est appelée cuir.
  8. 8
    Bénéfice.

This word in other languages

velvet(English)terciopelo(Español)Samt(Deutsch)veludo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evlours,vellours,velorus,velourrs,velourss,velousr,veluors,veolurs,vleours,vvelours

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of velours - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evlours2vellours1velorus2velourrs1velourss1velousr2veluors2veolurs2
Edit distance from "velours"

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 "velours"?
"velours" is spelled V-E-L-O-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \və.luʁ\.
What does "velours" mean?
As a noun, "velours" means: Étoffe à poil court et serré.
What words are commonly confused with "velours"?
"velours" is commonly confused with "voleurs", "velouté", "vélos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "velours"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "velours" is \və.luʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "velours" come from?
"velours" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “velours”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-E-L-O-U-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \və.luʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “voleurs” - see the side-by-side comparison. velours vs voleurs
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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