outré

\u.tʁe\

/\u.tʁe\/ adj

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The verdict

“outré” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,424. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,424
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est excessif, exagéré, qui passe les bornes prescrites par la raison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-outre · outré · French

outré · rank #25,424 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,424
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH ourson

Nearest frequency peer: ourson (-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 « outré »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « outré » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

outré vs ouvre
60% similar
outré vs ouvrez
50% similar
outré vs ouvres
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for outré
PropertyValue
Headwordoutré
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\u.tʁe\
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,424
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « outré »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.outrése place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ourson » (#25,423), « pad » (#25,425), « orchidées » (#25,422). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « outré » est au #25,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around outré (IPA \u.tʁe\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,424 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for outré, with forms such as "ourté", "outre", and "outrré". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ouvre", "ouvrez", "ouvres", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is outré, spelled O-U-T-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est excessif, exagéré, qui passe les bornes prescrites par la raison.
  2. 2
    Qui est poussé à bout, qui est transporté.
  3. 3
    Qui est révolté de colère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une pensée outrée.
  2. Sa morale est outrée.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ourté
  • outre
  • outrré
  • outtré
  • outér
  • uotré

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ourté2outre1outrré1outtré1outér2uotré2
Edit distance from "outré"

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 "outré"?
"outré" is spelled O-U-T-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is \u.tʁe\.
What does "outré" mean?
As an adjective, "outré" means: Qui est excessif, exagéré, qui passe les bornes prescrites par la raison.
What words are commonly confused with "outré"?
"outré" is commonly confused with "ouvre", "ouvrez", "ouvres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "outré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "outré" is \u.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "outré" come from?
"outré" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

noisy#25,415petra#25,435mûres#25,411Myers#25,409

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Lidl6 variantsRoanne6 variantsholt6 variantsSwiss6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list