Œuvre
[ˈøːvʁə]
The verdict
“Œuvre” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit aller Einzelwerke eines Künstlers
Corpus desk
Index DE-uvre · Œuvre · German
Œuvre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Œ" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Œuvre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːvʁə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Œuvre“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Œuvre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːvʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Œuvre in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Œuvre, spelled Œ-U-V-R-E.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit aller Einzelwerke eines Künstlers
- 2Einzelwerk eines Künstlers
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Œuvre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ausstellung umfasst nahezu das ganze Œuvre des Skulpteurs.
„Der implizite Einfluß von Mathematik auf das Œuvre ist jedoch beachtlich;[…].“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.