ouvert

\u.vɛʁ\

/\u.vɛʁ\/ adj

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The verdict

“ouvert” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,094
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas fermé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ouvert · ouvert · French

ouvert · rank #1,094 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,094
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH mémoire

Nearest frequency peer: mémoire (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ouvert”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ouvert” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ouvert vs ouvre
67% similar
ouvert vs ouverte
86% similar
ouvert vs ouverts
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ouvert
PropertyValue
Headwordouvert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\u.vɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,094
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “ouvert” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ouvertse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « mémoire » (#1,093), « protection » (#1,095), « mm » (#1,092). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ouvert (IPA \u.vɛʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,094 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ouvert, with forms such as "ouevrt", "ouverrt", and "ouvertt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ouvre", "ouverte", "ouverts", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ouvert, spelled O-U-V-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas fermé.
  2. 2
    Qui est écarté, en parlant des membres ou d’un organe du corps.
  3. 3
    Qui dénote une personne affable , qui ne discrimine pas.
  4. 4
    Manifeste, patent.
  5. 5
    Qualifie un conflit déclaré.
  6. 6
    Qualifie un milieu où la végétation herbacée domine avec un taux de recouvrement supérieur à 25 %.
  7. 7
    Qualifie un port libre au commerce international.
  8. 8
    Qualifie un territoire que ne protège aucune défense naturelle.
  9. 9
    Se dit d’un bâtiment dont la porte est d’un autre émail.
  10. 10
    Qualifie une rade qui n’est entourée qu’en partie par des terres élevées et qui est battue par la mer et les vents venant du large.
  11. 11
    Qualifie une ville qui n’a pas de fortifications ou dont l’armée n’assure pas la défense, en laissant l’ennemi l’investir.
  12. 12
    Qualifie une élection d’un parti à laquelle tout le monde peut voter, adhérents ou non.
  13. 13
    Qualifie un problème ou une question qui n’est pas résolue.
  14. 14
    En parlant d’une épreuve sportive, dont l’issue est incertaine, dont les participants sont difficiles à départager, dont il est difficile de faire le pronostic.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seul, Delcassé s'est rendu à l’Étoile en auto ouverte. Il espérait une ovation, mais la foule resta muette.
  2. Entrez ! C’est ouvert.

Antonyms

closfermé

This word in other languages

open(English)abierto(Español)offen(Deutsch)aberto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ouevrt
  • ouverrt
  • ouvertt
  • ouvetr
  • ouvret
  • ouvvert
  • ovuert
  • uovert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ouvert - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ouevrt2ouverrt1ouvertt1ouvetr2ouvret2ouvvert1ovuert2uovert2
Edit distance from "ouvert"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ouvert"?
"ouvert" is spelled O-U-V-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \u.vɛʁ\.
What does "ouvert" mean?
As an adjective, "ouvert" means: Qui n’est pas fermé.
What words are commonly confused with "ouvert"?
"ouvert" is commonly confused with "ouvre", "ouverte", "ouverts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ouvert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ouvert" is \u.vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ouvert" come from?
"ouvert" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ouvert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

fallait8 variantsvoulez8 variantsvisite8 variantsvillage8 variants

What to do next

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  • "ouvert" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ouvre". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,094 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "O" letter cohort. O–Z browse

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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