how to pronounce ouvrir

/u.vʁiʁ/

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ouvrir is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ouvrir in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… ce que vous allez ouvrir un peu plus ce …”

meanings of ouvrir

verb:

To begin.
To open.
To open, to begin.

ouvrir frequency in french - A2 level of CEFR

the word ouvrir occurs in french on average 74.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.