Which to use
“ouvrière” is a noun and “ouvriers” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,280
- “ouvrière” frequency rank
- #3,555
- “ouvriers” frequency rank
- 11835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ouvrière | ouvriers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui, moyennant salaire, effectue un travail généralement manuel pour un employeur dans les domaines du bâtiment, de l’industrie ou de l’agriculture. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif ouvrier. |
Where the eye mixes ouvrière and ouvriers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ouvrière (VVCCVVCV) and ouvriers (VVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses ouvrière with ouvriers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ouvrière is \u.vʁi.jɛʁ\ while ouvriers is \u.vʁi.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ouvrière is recorded at frequency rank #8,280, classified as anoun, pronounced \u.vʁi.jɛʁ\. ouvriers is at rank #3,555, tagged as anadj, pronounced \u.vʁi.je\.
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 11835, this pair ranks #407,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ouvrière vs ouvriers
Shared letters: eioruv. Private to "ouvrière": è. Private to "ouvriers": s.
"ouvrière" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCV · "ouvriers" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ouvriers ← ourviers · ouvirers · ouvreirs · ouvrierrs · ouvrierss · ouvriesr · ouvrires · ouvrriers
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ouvrière" and "ouvriers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ouvrière" or "ouvriers"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvrière" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvriers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ouvrière" and "ouvriers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ouvrière vs ouvrières". 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 #407,632 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.