Ouvertüre
German, noun/u.vɛʁˈtyː.ʁə/
Ouvertüre is spelled O-U-V-E-R-T-Ü-R-E (9 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,978th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ouvertüre is a German feminine noun meaning “overture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “instrumentales Einleitungsstück einer Oper, das üblicherweise bei noch geschlossenem Vorhang gespielt wird…”.
What does Ouvertüre mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoverture
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. instrumentales Einleitungsstück einer Oper, das üblicherweise bei noch geschlossenem Vorhang gespielt wird und oft die wichtigsten musikalischen Gedanken des Werkes bereits vorab zusammenfassend vorstellt 2. Eröffnungssatz der Suite
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ouvertüre
- Ouvertüren plural
- Ouv. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ouvertüre?
- /u.vɛʁˈtyː.ʁə/
- [uvɛʁˈtyːʁə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ouvertüre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ouvertüre in German?
Ouvertüre appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).