extérioriser

\ɛks.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\

/\ɛks.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“extérioriser” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,887
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Placer en dehors de soi la cause de sensations, de perceptions que l’on éprouve en soi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exterioriser · extérioriser · French

extérioriser · rank #47,887 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,887
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH fablab

Nearest frequency peer: fablab (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « extérioriser »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « extérioriser » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for extérioriser
PropertyValue
Headwordextérioriser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛks.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\
Letters12
Frequency rank#47,887
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « extérioriser »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).extérioriserse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fablab » (#47,888), « facultatives » (#47,889), « exploratrice » (#47,884). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « extérioriser » est au #47,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around extérioriser (IPA \ɛks.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,887 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for extérioriser, with forms such as "etxérioriser", "exterioriser", and "extréioriser". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is extérioriser, spelled E-X-T-É-R-I-O-R-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Placer en dehors de soi la cause de sensations, de perceptions que l’on éprouve en soi.
  2. 2
    Se placer par la pensée en dehors de soi, sortir de son moi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how extérioriser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tel ce patient qui, les yeux fermés, exécute calmement le geste de manger un yaourt avec une petite cuillère fictive alors qu’il n’y a aucune nourriture dans la chambre, de fumer tranquillement alors qu’il n’y a pas de cigarettes près du lit, ou encore tend et serre la main en disant « bonjour » en présence d’une personne invisible. Lors de ces comporteme…
  2. [La méchante humeur de Mac Trigger] avait trouvé, dans les deux loups, des responsables envers qui s’extérioriser et se détendre. — (James Oliver Curwood, Kazan, 1914, traduit de l’anglais par P. Gruyer et L. Postif, Hachette, 1937, page 217)

This word in other languages

externalize(English)exteriorizar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxérioriser
  • exterioriser
  • extréioriser
  • exttérioriser
  • extéiroriser
  • extérioirser
  • extérioriesr
  • extérioriserr
  • extériorisre
  • extériorisser
  • extériorriser
  • extériorsier
  • extériroiser
  • extéroiriser
  • extérrioriser
  • exxtérioriser
  • exétrioriser
  • xetérioriser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extérioriser - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etxérioriser2exterioriser1extréioriser2exttérioriser1extéiroriser2extérioirser2extérioriesr2extérioriserr1
Edit distance from "extérioriser"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extérioriser"?
"extérioriser" is spelled E-X-T-É-R-I-O-R-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\.
What does "extérioriser" mean?
As a verb, "extérioriser" means: Placer en dehors de soi la cause de sensations, de perceptions que l’on éprouve en soi.
What are common misspellings of "extérioriser"?
Common misspellings include "etxérioriser", "exterioriser", "extréioriser", "exttérioriser", "extéiroriser". The correct spelling is "extérioriser".
How do you pronounce "extérioriser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extérioriser" is \ɛks.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extérioriser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extérioriser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list