außergewöhnlich
\ˈaʊ̯sɐɡəˌvøːnlɪç\
The verdict
“außergewöhnlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exceptionnel, à part différent du normal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-ergewohnlich · außergewöhnlich · French
außergewöhnlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | außergewöhnlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯sɐɡəˌvøːnlɪç\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « außergewöhnlich » en français
Rare enough to double-check
außergewöhnlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯sɐɡəˌvøːnlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
außergewöhnlich doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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 außergewöhnlich, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R-G-E-W-Ö-H-N-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Exceptionnel, à part différent du normal.
- 2Exceptionnel, mieux ou plus grand que le normal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how außergewöhnlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dieser Kâlagani war wirklich ein außergewöhnlicher Mann (Mensch).
Das ist ein außergewöhnlicher Mensch (sei’s im Guten, sei’s im Schlechten).
Synonyms
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.