oulipien
French, adjective\u.li.pjɛ̃\
oulipien is spelled O-U-L-I-P-I-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 58 million words in written French, the 239,448th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oulipien is a French adjective meaning “of the Oulipo movement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Obéissant à une contrainte littéraire”.
What does oulipien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of the Oulipo movement
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Obéissant à une contrainte littéraire. 2. En rapport avec l’Ouvroir de littérature potentielle.
noun: 1. Membre de l’Ouvroir de littérature potentielle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of oulipien
- oulipienne feminine
- oulipiens masculine plural
- oulipiennes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oulipien?
- \u.li.pjɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is oulipien in French?
oulipien appears about once in every 58 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).