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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ouvrière and ouvriers apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
ouvrière and ouvriers form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ouvrière" and "ouvriers" be used interchangeably?
Remembering ouvrière vs ouvriers
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “ouvrière”; for an adjective, it's “ouvriers”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ouvrière” entry
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