Outsider

[ˈaʊ̯tˌsaɪ̯dɐ]

/[ˈaʊ̯tˌsaɪ̯dɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Outsider” is uncommon German (frequency #86,887 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,887
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die nicht in einer Gruppe integriert ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-outsider · Outsider · German

Outsider · rank #86,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,887
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ortsschild

Nearest frequency peer: Ortsschild (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Outsider“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Outsider“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Outsider
PropertyValue
HeadwordOutsider
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯tˌsaɪ̯dɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Outsider“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Outsiderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ortsschild“ (#86,885), „Ortsangabe“ (#86,884), „pakistanischer“ (#86,890). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Outsider“ bei #86,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Outsider is uncommon German at frequency #86,887 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯tˌsaɪ̯dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die nicht in einer Gruppe integriert ist".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Outsider, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Outsider, spelled O-U-T-S-I-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die nicht in einer Gruppe integriert ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Outsider appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Benoit ist der Abenteurer-Dichter schlechthin, ist Outsider, Anarch und ewig Heimatloser, zum kleineren Teil mythologische Reminiszenz an Odysseus – im 20. Jahrhundert die zentrale mythologische Referenz- und Identifikationsfigur.“

Synonyms

Außenseiter

Antonyms

Insider

This word in other languages

outsider(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Outsider"?
"Outsider" is spelled O-U-T-S-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯tˌsaɪ̯dɐ].
What does "Outsider" mean?
As a noun, "Outsider" means: Person, die nicht in einer Gruppe integriert ist
How do you pronounce "Outsider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Outsider" is [ˈaʊ̯tˌsaɪ̯dɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Outsider" come from?
"Outsider" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Outsider", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

papillon#86,893Okzident#86,878passable#86,896penguins#86,899

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list