Which to use
“outrée” and “outrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,919
- “outrée” frequency rank
- #46,329
- “outrés” frequency rank
- 86248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | outrée | outrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de outré. | Masculin pluriel de outré. |
Same sound, different letters: outrée vs outrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. outrée (VVCCVV) and outrés (VVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: outrée vs outrés
This is the hard kind. outrée and outrés are pronounced identically (\ut.ʁe\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “outrée” becomes s in “outrés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
outrée is recorded at frequency rank #39,919, classified as anadj, pronounced \ut.ʁe\. outrés is at rank #46,329, tagged as anadj, pronounced \u.tʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 86248, this pair ranks #10,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of outrée vs outrés
Shared letters: ortué. Private to "outrée": e. Private to "outrés": s.
"outrée" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVV · "outrés" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "outrée" and "outrés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "outrée" vs "outrés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "outrée" / "outrés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "outrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "outrée" and "outrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ogres vs outrés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,007 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.