außerhalb
\ˈaʊ̯sɐhalp\
The verdict
“außerhalb” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En dehors de, hors de, dehors (préposition de lieu).
Corpus desk
Index FR-au-erhalb · außerhalb · French
außerhalb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | außerhalb |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯sɐhalp\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « außerhalb » en français
Rare enough to double-check
außerhalb is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯sɐhalp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for außerhalb in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is außerhalb, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R-H-A-L-B.
Definition
- 1En dehors de, hors de, dehors (préposition de lieu).
- 2En dehors de (préposition temporelle).
- 3En dehors d’un groupe, d’un domaine, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how außerhalb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Außerhalb des Schlosses sah man den Grafen kaum noch.
Der Firmensitz lag außerhalb von München.
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.