Which to use
“ouvriers” is an adjective and “ouvrira” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,555
- “ouvriers” frequency rank
- #13,856
- “ouvrira” frequency rank
- 17411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ouvriers | ouvrira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif ouvrier. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de ouvrir. |
Where the eye mixes ouvriers and ouvrira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ouvriers and ouvrira
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ouvriers is \u.vʁi.je\ while ouvrira is \u.vʁi.ʁa\. 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 17411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ouvriers is recorded at frequency rank #3,555, classified as anadj, pronounced \u.vʁi.je\. ouvrira is at rank #13,856, tagged as averb, pronounced \u.vʁi.ʁa\.
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 17411, this pair ranks #383,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ouvriers vs ouvrira
Shared letters: ioruv. Private to "ouvriers": es. Private to "ouvrira": a.
"ouvriers" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC · "ouvrira" · 7 letters · shape VVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ouvriers" and "ouvrira" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ouvriers" or "ouvrira" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvriers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ouvrira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ouvriers" and "ouvrira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ouvrira vs ouvrirait". 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 #383,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.