ouvre-bouteille
\u.vʁə bu.tɛj\
The verdict
“ouvre-bouteille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Outil permettant de déboucher une bouteille.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ouvre-bouteille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \u.vʁə bu.tɛj\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ouvre-bouteille” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ouvre-bouteille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \u.vʁə bu.tɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Outil permettant de déboucher une bouteille.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ouvre-bouteille, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 ouvre-bouteille, spelled O-U-V-R-E---B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Outil permettant de déboucher une bouteille.
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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.
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Using “ouvre-bouteille”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-U-V-R-E---B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \u.vʁə bu.tɛj\ (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
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.