jour ouvré

\ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁe\

/\ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁe\/ adj

The verdict

“jour ouvré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jour travaillé dans une entreprise. On considère couramment que la semaine contient cinq jours ouvrés, du lundi au vendredi. Le samedi est un jour ouvrable et non ouvré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jour-ouvre · jour ouvré · French

jour ouvré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for jour ouvré
PropertyValue
Headwordjour ouvré
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁe\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jour ouvré » en français

jour ouvrésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jour ouvré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jour travaillé dans une entreprise. On considère couramment que la semaine contient cinq jours ouvrés, du lundi au vendredi. Le samedi est un jour ouvrable et non ouvré.".

No misspelling variants are generated for jour ouvré in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 ouvré, spelled J-O-U-R- -O-U-V-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jour travaillé dans une entreprise. On considère couramment que la semaine contient cinq jours ouvrés, du lundi au vendredi. Le samedi est un jour ouvrable et non ouvré.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jour ouvré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L'exécutif européen procèdera dans «dix jours ouvrés» au recouvrement de ces pénalités de retard liées à la non-fermeture d'une mine de charbon, a indiqué un porte-parole, Balazs Ujvari.
  2. Le colis sera livré dans un délai de trois jours ouvrés, si nous sommes jeudi ce sera donc d’ici mardi.

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 "jour ouvré"?
"jour ouvré" is spelled J-O-U-R- -O-U-V-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁe\.
What does "jour ouvré" mean?
As an adjective, "jour ouvré" means: Jour travaillé dans une entreprise. On considère couramment que la semaine contient cinq jours ouvrés, du lundi au vendredi. Le samedi est un jour ouvrable et non ouvré.
How do you pronounce "jour ouvré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jour ouvré" is \ʒu.ʁ‿u.vʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jour ouvré" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list