outre
/uˈtɹeɪ/adjective
outre is spelled O-U-T-R-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, outre means “Alternative spelling of outré” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outre?
| Letters | 5: O-U-T-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is outre?
Outre appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce outre?
- /uˈtɹeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-outré.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with outre?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as outre.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: route, outer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of outre
- more outré comparative
- most outré superlative
- outrée
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outre mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of outré.
adjective
- 1
Beyond what is customary or proper; extravagant.
- 2
Very unconventional.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outre in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very unconventional:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | extravagant, exzentrisch |
| Spanish | extravagante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does outre come from?
French outré, form of outrer (“to go to excess”); see also outre (“beyond”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).