ouvert
French, adjective/u.vɛʁ/
ouvert is spelled O-U-V-E-R-T (6 letters) and appears 78 times per million words in written French, the 1,092nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ouvert is a French adjective meaning “open” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of ouvrir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas fermé”.
What does ouvert mean in English?
adjective
- 1
open
- 2
switched on
- 3
of a building: having a door of a specified colour
verb
- 1
past participle of ouvrir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas fermé. 2. Qui est écarté, en parlant des membres ou d’un organe du corps. 3. Qui dénote une personne affable , qui ne discrimine pas. 4. Manifeste, patent.
noun: 1. Partie ouverte. 2. Élément d’un espace topologique.
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 ouvert
- ouverte feminine
- ouverts masculine plural
- ouvertes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ouvert?
- /u.vɛʁ/
- \u.vɛʁ\
- [u.vεːʀ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ouvert
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ouvert in French?
ouvert appears 78 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).