jour ouvrable

\ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁabl\

/\ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁabl\/ noun

The verdict

“jour ouvrable” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jour qui n’est pas férié et qui peut donc être consacré au travail. Dans le monde du travail, un jour ouvrable correspond à tout jour de la semaine hors dimanche et jours fériés (hors jours chômés ...

Key facts for jour ouvrable
PropertyValue
Headwordjour ouvrable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁabl\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jour ouvrable” sits in French frequency

jour ouvrable 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for jour ouvrable is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁabl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for jour ouvrable in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jour ouvrable, spelled J-O-U-R- -O-U-V-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jour qui n’est pas férié et qui peut donc être consacré au travail. Dans le monde du travail, un jour ouvrable correspond à tout jour de la semaine hors dimanche et jours fériés (hors jours chômés de part une convention collective ou d'un accord d'entreprise), par opposition au jour ouvré qui exclut le samedi.
  2. 2
    Tout jour de la semaine, excluant le samedi, le dimanche et d'éventuels jours fériés.

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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 "jour ouvrable"?
"jour ouvrable" is spelled J-O-U-R- -O-U-V-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁabl\.
What does "jour ouvrable" mean?
As a noun, "jour ouvrable" means: Jour qui n’est pas férié et qui peut donc être consacré au travail. Dans le monde du travail, un jour ouvrable correspond à tout jour de la semaine hors dimanche et jours fériés (hors jours chômés ...
How do you pronounce "jour ouvrable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour ouvrable" is \ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jour ouvrable" come from?
"jour ouvrable" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “jour ouvrable”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-U-R- -O-U-V-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list