outer
\aw.te\
The verdict
“outer” is uncommon French (frequency #58,810 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,810
- frequency rank, French
- 75,470
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Signaler comme altersexuel-le, forcer la sortie du placard d’une personne.
| 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) |
Where “outer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
outer is uncommon French at frequency #58,810 among 75,470 “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.
Synonyms
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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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Using “outer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-U-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.