Which to use
“offrez” and “ouvrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,989
- “offrez” frequency rank
- #11,266
- “ouvrez” frequency rank
- 26255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | offrez | ouvrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de offrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de ouvrir. |
Where the eye mixes offrez and ouvrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses offrez with ouvrez
A purely visual mix-up. offrez (\ɔ.fʁe\) and ouvrez (\u.vʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
offrez is recorded at frequency rank #14,989, classified as averb, pronounced \ɔ.fʁe\. ouvrez is at rank #11,266, tagged as averb, pronounced \u.vʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26255, this pair ranks #336,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of offrez vs ouvrez
Shared letters: eorz. Private to "offrez": f. Private to "ouvrez": uv.
"offrez" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "ouvrez" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "offrez" for "ouvrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "offrez" vs "ouvrez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "offrez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "offrez" and "ouvrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oeuvrer vs ouvrez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #336,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.