uittrekken

verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Étirer, tirer.

Key facts for uittrekken
PropertyValue
Headworduittrekken
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “uittrekken” sits in French frequency

uittrekken 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

uittrekken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for uittrekken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is uittrekken, spelled U-I-T-T-R-E-K-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étirer, tirer.
  2. 2
    Arracher, extraire, extirper.
  3. 3
    Destiner, affecter.
  4. 4
    Enlever, ôter.

Synonyms

doortrekkenrekkenuitrekkenverlengenuitleggenuitkrijgenuitrukkenbestemmenreserverenuitdoenafdoenafleggenafzetten

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 "uittrekken"?
"uittrekken" is spelled U-I-T-T-R-E-K-K-E-N.
What does "uittrekken" mean?
As a verb, "uittrekken" means: Étirer, tirer.
What language does "uittrekken" come from?
"uittrekken" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “uittrekken”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is U-I-T-T-R-E-K-K-E-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