Which to use
“ouvres” and “ouvrir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,436
- “ouvres” frequency rank
- #1,186
- “ouvrir” frequency rank
- 17622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ouvres | ouvrir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de ouvrir. | Faire que ce qui était clos, fermé, ne le soit plus. |
Where the eye mixes ouvres and ouvrir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ouvres vs ouvrir
A purely visual mix-up. ouvres (\uvʁ\) and ouvrir (\u.vʁiʁ\) 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 17622, 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\. ouvrir is at rank #1,186, tagged as averb, pronounced \u.vʁiʁ\.
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 17622, this pair ranks #382,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ouvres vs ouvrir
Shared letters: oruv. Private to "ouvres": es. Private to "ouvrir": i.
"ouvres" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "ouvrir" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ouvres" and "ouvrir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ouvres" or "ouvrir" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvrir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ouvres" and "ouvrir" 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 #382,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.