ouvrable

\u.vʁabl\

/\u.vʁabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“ouvrable” is uncommon French (frequency #60,252 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,252
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Surtout utilisé dans l’expression « jour ouvrable ») Qui n’est pas férié, qui n’est pas légalement chômé.

Key facts for ouvrable
PropertyValue
Headwordouvrable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\u.vʁabl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,252
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ouvrable” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ouvrable lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ouvrable is uncommon French at frequency #60,252 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \u.vʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ouvrable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ouvrable, spelled O-U-V-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Surtout utilisé dans l’expression « jour ouvrable ») Qui n’est pas férié, qui n’est pas légalement chômé.
  2. 2
    Se dit d'un matériau apte à être ouvré, c'est-à-dire travaillé, façonné, mis en œuvre.

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 "ouvrable"?
"ouvrable" is spelled O-U-V-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \u.vʁabl\.
What does "ouvrable" mean?
As an adjective, "ouvrable" means: Surtout utilisé dans l’expression « jour ouvrable ») Qui n’est pas férié, qui n’est pas légalement chômé.
How do you pronounce "ouvrable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ouvrable" is \u.vʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ouvrable" come from?
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Using “ouvrable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-U-V-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \u.vʁabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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