Which to use
“amours” and “autours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,271
- “amours” frequency rank
- #35,819
- “autours” frequency rank
- 43090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amours | autours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel d’amour. | Pluriel de autour. |
Where the eye mixes amours and autours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. amours runs 6 letters (VCVVCC) against autours's 7 (VVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses amours with autours
A purely visual mix-up. amours (\a.muʁ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
amours is recorded at frequency rank #7,271, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.muʁ\. 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 43090, this pair ranks #220,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of amours vs autours
Shared letters: aorsu. Private to "amours": m. Private to "autours": t.
"amours" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "autours" · 7 letters · shape VVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "amours" and "autours" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "amours" or "autours"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "amours" 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 #220,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amours" 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 #220,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.