uitstaan

verb

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The verdict

“uitstaan” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Endurer, supporter, souffrir, subir.

Key facts for uitstaan
PropertyValue
Headworduitstaan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uitstaan” sits in French frequency

uitstaan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

uitstaan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Endurer, supporter, souffrir, subir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for uitstaan, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is uitstaan, spelled U-I-T-S-T-A-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Endurer, supporter, souffrir, subir.

Synonyms

verdragenlijdenverdurenduldenvelen

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 "uitstaan"?
"uitstaan" is spelled U-I-T-S-T-A-A-N.
What does "uitstaan" mean?
As a verb, "uitstaan" means: Endurer, supporter, souffrir, subir.
What language does "uitstaan" come from?
"uitstaan" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “uitstaan”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is U-I-T-S-T-A-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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