œuvre

\œvʁ\

/\œvʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“œuvre” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #764. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#764
frequency rank, French
749
“Œ” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objet créé par un être vivant, manifestation tangible d’une pensée, même infime, réalisation d’un produit, fonctionnel ou non.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

œuvre vs œuvres
83% similar
œuvre vs œuvrer
83% similar
œuvre vs œuvrent
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for œuvre
PropertyValue
Headwordœuvre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\œvʁ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#764
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “œuvre” 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). œuvre lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around œuvre (IPA \œvʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #764 among 749 “Œ” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for œuvre, with forms such as "uœvre", "œurve", and "œuver". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "œuvres", "œuvrer", "œuvrent", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is œuvre, spelled Œ-U-V-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objet créé par un être vivant, manifestation tangible d’une pensée, même infime, réalisation d’un produit, fonctionnel ou non.
  2. 2
    Production littéraire, artistique ou intellectuelle.
  3. 3
    Production littéraire, artistique ou intellectuelle.
  4. 4
    Action productive des hommes ; ouvrage ; travail.
  5. 5
    Résultat d’un processus, en particulier un résultat bénéfique d’un phénomène naturel.
  6. 6
    Actions humaines jugées du point de vue de la religion.
  7. 7
    Organisation charitable.
  8. 8
    Chaton dans lequel une pierre est sertie.
  9. 9
    Fabrique d’une paroisse, revenu affecté à la construction et à la réparation des bâtiments, à l’achat et à l’entretien des choses nécessaires au service divin.
  10. 10
    Ancienne mesure de surface agricole utilisée pour les vignes, elle équivaut 570 m².

Synonyms

ouvragetravail

This word in other languages

work(English)obra(Español)Werk(Deutsch)obra(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uœvre
  • œurve
  • œuver
  • œuvrre
  • œuvvre
  • œvure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of œuvre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

uœvre2œurve2œuver2œuvrre1œuvvre1œvure2
Edit distance from "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 "œuvre"?
"œuvre" is spelled Œ-U-V-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \œvʁ\.
What does "œuvre" mean?
As a noun, "œuvre" means: Objet créé par un être vivant, manifestation tangible d’une pensée, même infime, réalisation d’un produit, fonctionnel ou non.
What words are commonly confused with "œuvre"?
"œuvre" is commonly confused with "œuvres", "œuvrer", "œuvrent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "œuvre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "œuvre" is \œvʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "œuvre" come from?
"œuvre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “œuvre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is Œ-U-V-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \œvʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “œuvres” - see the side-by-side comparison. œuvre vs œuvres
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list