Which to use
“atours” and “auteurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,281
- “atours” frequency rank
- #1,619
- “auteurs” frequency rank
- 44900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atours | auteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de atour. | Pluriel de auteur. |
Where the eye mixes atours and auteurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. atours runs 6 letters (VCVVCC) against auteurs's 7 (VVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between atours and auteurs
A purely visual mix-up. atours (\a.tuʁ\) and auteurs (\o.tœʁ\) 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 44900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atours is recorded at frequency rank #43,281, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.tuʁ\. auteurs is at rank #1,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.tœʁ\.
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 44900, this pair ranks #206,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atours vs auteurs
Shared letters: arstu. Private to "atours": o. Private to "auteurs": e.
"atours" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "auteurs" · 7 letters · shape VVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atours" and "auteurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "atours" or "auteurs" show up more?
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 "atours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atours" and "auteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atos vs atours". 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 #206,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.