outrepasse

\u.tʁə.pas\

/\u.tʁə.pas\/ noun

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The verdict

“outrepasse” is uncommon French (frequency #74,254 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,254
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abattis que l’adjudicataire d’une coupe de bois fait au-delà des limites qui lui ont été marquées.

Key facts for outrepasse
PropertyValue
Headwordoutrepasse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\u.tʁə.pas\
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “outrepasse” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). outrepasse lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

outrepasse is uncommon French at frequency #74,254 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \u.tʁə.pas\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abattis que l’adjudicataire d’une coupe de bois fait au-delà des limites qui lui ont été marquées.".

Zero misspellings are on record for outrepasse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 outrepasse, spelled O-U-T-R-E-P-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abattis que l’adjudicataire d’une coupe de bois fait au-delà des limites qui lui ont été marquées.

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 "outrepasse"?
"outrepasse" is spelled O-U-T-R-E-P-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \u.tʁə.pas\.
What does "outrepasse" mean?
As a noun, "outrepasse" means: Abattis que l’adjudicataire d’une coupe de bois fait au-delà des limites qui lui ont été marquées.
How do you pronounce "outrepasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "outrepasse" is \u.tʁə.pas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "outrepasse" come from?
"outrepasse" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “outrepasse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-U-T-R-E-P-A-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \u.tʁə.pas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list