en dehors de
\ɑ̃ də.ɔʁ də\
The verdict
“en dehors 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
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À l’extérieur de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-dehors-de · en dehors de · French
en dehors de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en dehors de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ də.ɔʁ də\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en dehors de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en dehors de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ də.ɔʁ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
en dehors de doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is en dehors de, spelled E-N- -D-E-H-O-R-S- -D-E.
Definition
- 1À l’extérieur de.
- 2Hors ; hors de.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en dehors de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cependant, son évitement effectué, l’Astara s’est mis en marche sous l’action de ses puissantes roues, et il est bientôt en dehors des passes.
L’hôtel est construit en dehors de Missolonghi, juste au bord de la lagune.
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.