ArturvsAutunConfusable pair

Which to use

“Artur” and “Autun” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,983
“Artur” frequency rank
#26,268
“Autun” frequency rank
60251
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Artur Autun
Definition Arthur. Commune française, située dans le département de Saône-et-Loire.

Where the eye mixes Artur and Autun

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Artur
5 ch
Autun

Look-alike desk: Artur vs Autun

A purely visual mix-up. Artur (\əɾˈtuɾ\) and Autun (\o.tœ̃\) 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 60251, 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\. Autun is at rank #26,268, tagged as aname, pronounced \o.tœ̃\.

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 60251, this pair ranks #98,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Artur vs Autun

Shared letters: atu. Private to "Artur": r. Private to "Autun": n.

"Artur" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "Autun" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Arturarrtur · artru · arttur · arturr · arutr · atrur · ratur
  • Autunatuun · autnu · auttun · autunn · auutn · uatun

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Artur" and "Autun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\əɾˈtuɾ\ versus \o.tœ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Artur" vs "Autun" - which ranks higher?
"Autun" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,268 in our French list, against #33,983 for "Artur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Artur" and "Autun" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Artur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Autun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #98,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Artur" and "Autun" 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 #98,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list