outrecuidant
The verdict
“outrecuidant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a de l’outrecuidance, qui a une confiance excessive envers lui-même.
Corpus desk
Index FR-outrecuidant · outrecuidant · French
outrecuidant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | outrecuidant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
outrecuidant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
outrecuidant has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is outrecuidant, spelled O-U-T-R-E-C-U-I-D-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui a de l’outrecuidance, qui a une confiance excessive envers lui-même.
- 2Qui a une propension naturelle à se croire supérieur aux autres.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how outrecuidant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« M. de Talleyrand n’a-t-il pas commencé sa carrière en sachant tenir tête, par un mot heureux, à l’orgueil outrecuidant de madame la duchesse de Grammont ? »
Cette sympathie, je crois que je la mérite un peu; et je crois qu'il n'est pas trop outrecuidant de le penser et de le dire.
Synonyms
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.