uitleggen

verb

The verdict

“uitleggen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Déplier, étaler, étendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-uitleggen · uitleggen · French

uitleggen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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.

Key facts for uitleggen
PropertyValue
Headworduitleggen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « uitleggen » en français

uitleggenn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

uitleggen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

uitleggen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is uitleggen, spelled U-I-T-L-E-G-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déplier, étaler, étendre.
  2. 2
    Agrandir, allonger, amplifier.
  3. 3
    Expliquer, interpréter.
  4. 4
    Expliciter, développer.
  5. 5
    Dimensionner, étudier (pour).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. een traploper uitleggen
  2. een broek uitleggen

Synonyms

openvouwenopenleggenontvouwenvergrotenuitbreidendoortrekkenoprekkenrekkenverlengenverruimenverwijdenverklarenduidelijk makenduidenuiteenzettentoelichtenophelderenverheldereninterpreterenvertolkenexpliciterenuitdrukkelijk formulerendimensionerenafmeten

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "uitleggen"?
"uitleggen" is spelled U-I-T-L-E-G-G-E-N.
What does "uitleggen" mean?
As a verb, "uitleggen" means: Déplier, étaler, étendre.
What language does "uitleggen" come from?
"uitleggen" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list