lettre ouverte

\lɛ.tʁ‿u.vɛʁt\

/\lɛ.tʁ‿u.vɛʁt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brochure, tract ou article de journal auquel on donne la forme d’une lettre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lettre-ouverte · lettre ouverte · French

lettre ouverte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 lettre ouverte
PropertyValue
Headwordlettre ouverte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɛ.tʁ‿u.vɛʁt\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « lettre ouverte » en français

lettre ouverten'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lettre ouverte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɛ.tʁ‿u.vɛʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brochure, tract ou article de journal auquel on donne la forme d’une lettre.".

lettre ouverte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lettre ouverte, spelled L-E-T-T-R-E- -O-U-V-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brochure, tract ou article de journal auquel on donne la forme d’une lettre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces organisations ont envoyé le 16 septembre 2009 une lettre ouverte aux membres du Parlement européen, les exhortant à prendre des mesures décisives afin de garantir un Internet libre, ouvert et innovant et de sauvegarder les libertés fondamentales des citoyens européens.
  2. En août 2017, l’entrepreneur Elon Musk (Tesla) et une centaine d’autres « leaders de l’intelligence artificielle » se fendaient d’une lettre ouverte aux Nations Unies réclamant l’interdiction des armes autonomes.

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 "lettre ouverte"?
"lettre ouverte" is spelled L-E-T-T-R-E- -O-U-V-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɛ.tʁ‿u.vɛʁt\.
What does "lettre ouverte" mean?
As a noun, "lettre ouverte" means: Brochure, tract ou article de journal auquel on donne la forme d’une lettre.
How do you pronounce "lettre ouverte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lettre ouverte" is \lɛ.tʁ‿u.vɛʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lettre ouverte" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list