außer Frage stehen

\ˈaʊ̯sɐ fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\

/\ˈaʊ̯sɐ fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\/ verb

The verdict

“außer Frage stehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - être Hors de question, ne faire aucun doute, il n’est pas question, être établi sans aucun doute.

Corpus desk

Index FR-au-er-frage-stehen · außer Frage stehen · French

außer Frage stehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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.

Key facts for außer Frage stehen
PropertyValue
Headwordaußer Frage stehen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈaʊ̯sɐ fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « außer Frage stehen » en français

außer Frage stehenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

außer Frage stehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯sɐ fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "être Hors de question, ne faire aucun doute, il n’est pas question, être établi sans aucun doute.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for außer Frage stehen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is außer Frage stehen, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R- -F-R-A-G-E- -S-T-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    être Hors de question, ne faire aucun doute, il n’est pas question, être établi sans aucun doute.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es steht außer Frage!.
  2. Es steht außer Frage, dass seine Talente eher auf dem musikalischen als auf dem technischen Sektor lagen.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "außer Frage stehen"?
"außer Frage stehen" is spelled A-U-SS-E-R- -F-R-A-G-E- -S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaʊ̯sɐ fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\.
What does "außer Frage stehen" mean?
As a verb, "außer Frage stehen" means: être Hors de question, ne faire aucun doute, il n’est pas question, être établi sans aucun doute.
How do you pronounce "außer Frage stehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "außer Frage stehen" is \ˈaʊ̯sɐ fraːɡə ʃteː.ən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "außer Frage stehen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list