Which to use
“atours” and “autours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,281
- “atours” frequency rank
- #35,819
- “autours” frequency rank
- 79100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atours | autours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de atour. | Pluriel de autour. |
Where the eye mixes atours and autours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. atours 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.
Visual trap between atours and autours
A purely visual mix-up. atours (\a.tuʁ\) 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 79100, 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\. 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 79100, this pair ranks #24,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atours vs autours
Shared letters: aorstu. Private to "atours": -. Private to "autours": -.
"atours" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "autours" · 7 letters · shape VVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atours" and "autours" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "atours" or "autours" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "atours" and "autours" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atours" 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 #24,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atours" and "autours" 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 #24,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.