ouvrage avancé

\u.vʁa.ʒ‿a.vɑ̃.se\

/\u.vʁa.ʒ‿a.vɑ̃.se\/ noun

The verdict

“ouvrage avancé” 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) - Ouvrage fortifié qui n’est pas contigu au corps de la place forte mais placé à l’avant des fortifications principales et contribuant à la couvrir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ouvrage-avance · ouvrage avancé · French

ouvrage avancé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" 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 ouvrage avancé
PropertyValue
Headwordouvrage avancé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\u.vʁa.ʒ‿a.vɑ̃.se\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ouvrage avancé » en français

ouvrage avancéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ouvrage avancé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \u.vʁa.ʒ‿a.vɑ̃.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ouvrage fortifié qui n’est pas contigu au corps de la place forte mais placé à l’avant des fortifications principales et contribuant à la couvrir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ouvrage avancé, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ouvrage avancé, spelled O-U-V-R-A-G-E- -A-V-A-N-C-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ouvrage fortifié qui n’est pas contigu au corps de la place forte mais placé à l’avant des fortifications principales et contribuant à la couvrir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. … , non seulement la jeune fille voyait ce qui se passait au-delà des limites de la forteresse, mais encore elle dominait les ouvrages avancés, contre lesquels il était probable que les assiégeants dirigeraient leurs premiers efforts.

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 "ouvrage avancé"?
"ouvrage avancé" is spelled O-U-V-R-A-G-E- -A-V-A-N-C-É. The IPA pronunciation is \u.vʁa.ʒ‿a.vɑ̃.se\.
What does "ouvrage avancé" mean?
As a noun, "ouvrage avancé" means: Ouvrage fortifié qui n’est pas contigu au corps de la place forte mais placé à l’avant des fortifications principales et contribuant à la couvrir.
How do you pronounce "ouvrage avancé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ouvrage avancé" is \u.vʁa.ʒ‿a.vɑ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ouvrage avancé" come from?
"ouvrage avancé" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list