Which to use
“outré” is an adjective and “ouvrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,424
- “outré” frequency rank
- #11,266
- “ouvrez” frequency rank
- 36690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | outré | ouvrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est excessif, exagéré, qui passe les bornes prescrites par la raison. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de ouvrir. |
Where the eye mixes outré and ouvrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. outré runs 5 letters (VVCCV) against ouvrez's 6 (VVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between outré and ouvrez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: outré is \u.tʁe\ while ouvrez is \u.vʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
outré is recorded at frequency rank #25,424, classified as anadj, pronounced \u.tʁe\. 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 36690, this pair ranks #267,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of outré vs ouvrez
Shared letters: oru. Private to "outré": té. Private to "ouvrez": evz.
"outré" · 5 letters · shape VVCCV · "ouvrez" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ouvrez ← ourvez · ouverz · ouvrezz · ouvrrez · ouvrze · ouvvrez · ovurez · uovrez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "outré" and "ouvrez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "outré" or "ouvrez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "outré" and "ouvrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "outré" 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 #267,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "outré" and "ouvrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "outré vs outrés". 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 #267,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.