outer
\aw.te\
The verdict
“outer” is uncommon French (frequency #58,810 among 1,642 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,810
- frequency rank, French
- 1,642
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signaler comme altersexuel-le, forcer la sortie du placard d’une personne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-outer · outer · French
outer · rank #58,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,810
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,642
- PHOTO-FINISH Othman
Nearest frequency peer: Othman (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « outer »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- orchestrer
orchestrer
41,194 corpus weight
- orr
orr
41,193 corpus weight
- Othman
Othman
41,192 corpus weight
- outer
outer
41,191 corpus weight
- P5
P5
41,190 corpus weight
- pagodes
pagodes
41,189 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « outer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \aw.te\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,810 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « outer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
outer is uncommon French at frequency #58,810 among 1,642 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \aw.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
outer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is outer, spelled O-U-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Signaler comme altersexuel-le, forcer la sortie du placard d’une personne.
- 2Dénoncer publiquement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how outer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il dévoile une liste confidentielle et oute des personnes concernées. Autrement dit, l’article mentionne publiquement la transidentité de ces personnes sans leur consentement, les mettant ainsi en danger.
S’outer ou se faire outer reste un moment important, entre rires et larmes, scandales et crises d’hystérie, que le cinéma s’est fait une joie de représenter.
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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