ré-ouvrir

\ʁe.u.vʁiʁ\

/\ʁe.u.vʁiʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“ré-ouvrir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ouvrir à nouveau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-re-ouvrir · ré-ouvrir · French

ré-ouvrir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 ré-ouvrir
PropertyValue
Headwordré-ouvrir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁe.u.vʁiʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ré-ouvrir » en français

ré-ouvrirsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ré-ouvrir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁe.u.vʁiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ouvrir à nouveau.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ré-ouvrir in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 ré-ouvrir, spelled R-É---O-U-V-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ouvrir à nouveau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le souci récent de ré-ouvrir la réflexion paradigmatique ne doit pas toutefois se réduire à nouveau à une simple controverse de doctrines antagonistes de politique criminelle.
  2. La pratique psychanalytique excède ce débat, vient l’ouvrir et le ré-ouvrir en le maintenant en crise.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "ré-ouvrir"?
"ré-ouvrir" is spelled R-É---O-U-V-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.u.vʁiʁ\.
What does "ré-ouvrir" mean?
As a verb, "ré-ouvrir" means: Ouvrir à nouveau.
How do you pronounce "ré-ouvrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ré-ouvrir" is \ʁe.u.vʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ré-ouvrir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list