Which to use
“ouvres” and “ouvrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,436
- “ouvres” frequency rank
- #11,266
- “ouvrez” frequency rank
- 27702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ouvres | ouvrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de ouvrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de ouvrir. |
Where the eye mixes ouvres and ouvrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ouvres and ouvrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ouvres with ouvrez
A purely visual mix-up. ouvres (\uvʁ\) 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 differ by a single letter - s in “ouvres” becomes z in “ouvrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ouvres is recorded at frequency rank #16,436, classified as averb, pronounced \uvʁ\. 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 27702, this pair ranks #327,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ouvres vs ouvrez
Shared letters: eoruv. Private to "ouvres": s. Private to "ouvrez": z.
"ouvres" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "ouvrez" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ouvres" and "ouvrez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ouvres" or "ouvrez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ouvres" and "ouvrez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvres" 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 #327,336 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ouvres" and "ouvrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oeuvrer vs ouvres". 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 #327,336 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.