Which to use
“atours” and “avoirs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,281
- “atours” frequency rank
- #18,127
- “avoirs” frequency rank
- 61408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atours | avoirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de atour. | Pluriel de avoir. |
Where the eye mixes atours and avoirs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. atours and avoirs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: atours vs avoirs
A purely visual mix-up. atours (\a.tuʁ\) and avoirs (\a.vwaʁ\) 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 61408, 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\. avoirs is at rank #18,127, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.vwaʁ\.
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 61408, this pair ranks #92,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atours vs avoirs
Shared letters: aors. Private to "atours": tu. Private to "avoirs": iv.
"atours" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "avoirs" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atours" for "avoirs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atours" vs "avoirs" - which ranks higher?
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 "atours" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avoirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atours" and "avoirs" 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 #92,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.