outrageux
\u.tʁa.ʒø\
The verdict
“outrageux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui fait outrage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-outrageux · outrageux · French
outrageux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | outrageux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \u.tʁa.ʒø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
outrageux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \u.tʁa.ʒø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui fait outrage.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for outrageux, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is outrageux, spelled O-U-T-R-A-G-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui fait outrage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how outrageux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Il y a plein de cas outrageux, et on voulait faire quelque chose pour serrer la vis aux courtiers», a-t-on ajouté.
Paroles outrageuses.
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.