classe ouvrière

\kla.s‿u.vʁ.iɛʁ\

/\kla.s‿u.vʁ.iɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“classe ouvrière” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Catégorie sociale des prolétaires, ceux qui ne disposent pas de la propriété des moyens de production et doivent vendre leur force de travail pour vivre.

Key facts for classe ouvrière
PropertyValue
Headwordclasse ouvrière
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kla.s‿u.vʁ.iɛʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “classe ouvrière” sits in French frequency

classe ouvrière falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

classe ouvrière is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kla.s‿u.vʁ.iɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Catégorie sociale des prolétaires, ceux qui ne disposent pas de la propriété des moyens de production et doivent vendre leur force de travail pour vivre.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for classe ouvrière, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is classe ouvrière, spelled C-L-A-S-S-E- -O-U-V-R-I-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Catégorie sociale des prolétaires, ceux qui ne disposent pas de la propriété des moyens de production et doivent vendre leur force de travail pour vivre.

Synonyms

classe laborieuseclasse travailleuseprolétariat

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "classe ouvrière"?
"classe ouvrière" is spelled C-L-A-S-S-E- -O-U-V-R-I-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kla.s‿u.vʁ.iɛʁ\.
What does "classe ouvrière" mean?
As a noun, "classe ouvrière" means: Catégorie sociale des prolétaires, ceux qui ne disposent pas de la propriété des moyens de production et doivent vendre leur force de travail pour vivre.
How do you pronounce "classe ouvrière"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "classe ouvrière" is \kla.s‿u.vʁ.iɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "classe ouvrière" come from?
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Using “classe ouvrière”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-L-A-S-S-E- -O-U-V-R-I-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kla.s‿u.vʁ.iɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list