Which to use
“acteurs” and “autours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,617
- “acteurs” frequency rank
- #35,819
- “autours” frequency rank
- 37436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acteurs | autours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de acteur. | Pluriel de autour. |
Where the eye mixes acteurs and autours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acteurs (VCCVVCC) and autours (VVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: acteurs vs autours
A purely visual mix-up. acteurs (\ak.tœʁ\) and autours (\o.tuʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acteurs is recorded at frequency rank #1,617, classified as anoun, pronounced \ak.tœʁ\. autours is at rank #35,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.tuʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37436, this pair ranks #262,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acteurs vs autours
Shared letters: arstu. Private to "acteurs": ce. Private to "autours": o.
"acteurs" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "autours" · 7 letters · shape VVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acteurs" for "autours" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acteurs" or "autours"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acteurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,543 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acteurs" and "autours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atours vs autours". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #262,543 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.