ouvrir de grands yeux
\u.vʁiʁ də ɡʁɑ̃.z‿jø\
The verdict
“ouvrir de grands yeux” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Voir, regarder avec surprise, avec curiosité.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ouvrir de grands yeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \u.vʁiʁ də ɡʁɑ̃.z‿jø\ |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ouvrir de grands yeux” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ouvrir de grands yeux is 21 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \u.vʁiʁ də ɡʁɑ̃.z‿jø\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Voir, regarder avec surprise, avec curiosité.".
ouvrir de grands yeux has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ouvrir de grands yeux, spelled O-U-V-R-I-R- -D-E- -G-R-A-N-D-S- -Y-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Voir, regarder avec surprise, avec curiosité.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-U-V-R-I-R- -D-E- -G-R-A-N-D-S- -Y-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \u.vʁiʁ də ɡʁɑ̃.z‿jø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.