outline
[aʊtlaɪn]
The verdict
“outline” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kontur, Umriss
Corpus desk
Index DE-outline · outline · German
outline · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outline |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aʊtlaɪn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „outline“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
outline is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aʊtlaɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for outline, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is outline, spelled O-U-T-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Kontur, Umriss
- 2Abriss, Gliederung, Grundriss
- 3Silhouette
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how outline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„An outline is a line that is drawn around elements (outside the borders) to make the element "stand out". The outline shorthand property sets all the outline properties in one declaration.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.