en dehors de
\ɑ̃ də.ɔʁ də\
The verdict
“en dehors de” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - À l’extérieur de.
| 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) |
Where “en dehors de” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for en dehors de is 12 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃ də.ɔʁ də\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “en dehors de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N- -D-E-H-O-R-S- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃ də.ɔʁ də\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.