Which to use
“Artur” is a name and “autour” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,983
- “Artur” frequency rank
- #502
- “autour” frequency rank
- 34485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Artur | autour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arthur. | Aux alentours ; aux environs. |
Where the eye mixes Artur and autour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Artur vs autour
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Artur is \əɾˈtuɾ\ while autour is \o.tuʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Artur is recorded at frequency rank #33,983, classified as aname, pronounced \əɾˈtuɾ\. autour is at rank #502, tagged as anadv, 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 34485, this pair ranks #283,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Artur vs autour
Shared letters: artu. Private to "Artur": -. Private to "autour": o.
"Artur" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "autour" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Artur" for "autour" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Artur" vs "autour" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Artur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Artur" and "autour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Artur vs aur". 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 #283,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.