außerdem
\ˈaʊ̯.sɐ.deːm\
The verdict
“außerdem” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'ailleurs, aussi, de plus, en outre, en prime, et puis.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-erdem · außerdem · French
außerdem · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | außerdem |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯.sɐ.deːm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
außerdem is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯.sɐ.deːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for außerdem in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is außerdem, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R-D-E-M.
Definition
- 1D'ailleurs, aussi, de plus, en outre, en prime, et puis.
- 2D'autant que.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how außerdem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die zuständigen Behörden dürfen außerdem Stichproben durchführen.
Wir haben hier 10000 Arbeiter, außerdem Gefangene.
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.