outsourcing
The verdict
“outsourcing” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Externalisation, sous-traitance, impartition.
Corpus desk
Index FR-outsourcing · outsourcing · French
outsourcing · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | outsourcing |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
outsourcing is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for outsourcing in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is outsourcing, spelled O-U-T-S-O-U-R-C-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Externalisation, sous-traitance, impartition.
- 2Délocalisation (lorsqu’il est utilisé dans le sens de offshore outsourcing).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how outsourcing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sama, troisième entreprise d’outsourcing utilisée par Meta sur le continent africain, a annoncé le 10 janvier qu’elle ne fournirait plus de services de modération au géant américain, rapporte Reuters.
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.