à l’extérieur de
The verdict
“à l’extérieur de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dehors, hors de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-l-exterieur-de · à l’extérieur de · French
à l’extérieur de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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 | à l’extérieur de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à l’extérieur de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à l’extérieur de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dehors, hors de.".
Zero misspellings are on record for à l’extérieur de in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is à l’extérieur de, spelled À- -L-’-E-X-T-É-R-I-E-U-R- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Dehors, hors de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à l’extérieur de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À l'extérieur de cette ville s'étend une forêt.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.