# alentour vs alentours

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### alentour
*adverb · IPA \a.lɑ̃.tuʁ\ · frequency rank #17,863*
Aux environs.

### alentours
*noun · IPA \a.lɑ̃.tuʁ\ · frequency rank #5,420*
Lieux circonvoisins.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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