Which to use
“autobus” and “autours” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,149
- “autobus” frequency rank
- #35,819
- “autours” frequency rank
- 42968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autobus | autours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Véhicule de transports en commun, sur des lignes urbaines régulières, comptant des places pour voyager assis et d’autres pour voyager debout. | Pluriel de autour. |
Where the eye mixes autobus and autours
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. autobus (VVCVCVC) and autours (VVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: autobus vs autours
A purely visual mix-up. autobus (\o.tɔ.bys\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autobus is recorded at frequency rank #7,149, classified as anoun, pronounced \o.tɔ.bys\. 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 42968, this pair ranks #221,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of autobus vs autours
Shared letters: aostu. Private to "autobus": b. Private to "autours": r.
"autobus" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCVC · "autours" · 7 letters · shape VVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "autobus" and "autours" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "autobus" or "autours" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "autobus" and "autours" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "autobus" 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 #221,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autobus" and "autours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atours vs autours". 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 #221,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.