Out

[aʊ̯t]

/[aʊ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Out” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,203) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,203
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bereich außerhalb der Spielfeldbegrenzung

Corpus desk

Index DE-out · Out · German

Out · rank #3,203 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,203
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH offizielle

Nearest frequency peer: offizielle (-1 rank slots)

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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Out“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Out“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Out vs ov
0% similar
Out vs ox
0% similar
Out vs ÖVP
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Out
PropertyValue
HeadwordOut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aʊ̯t]
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,203
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Out“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Outliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „offizielle“ (#3,202), „Pferde“ (#3,204), „Münchner“ (#3,201). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „Out“ bei #3,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Out is neighbouring look-alikes ("ov", "ox", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [aʊ̯t]. Frequency #3,203 among 1,007 “O” headwords. Gloss: "Bereich außerhalb der Spielfeldbegrenzung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Out, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ov", "ox", "ÖVP", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Out, spelled O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bereich außerhalb der Spielfeldbegrenzung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Torwart fühlte sich bedrängt und schlug den Ball ins Out.

Synonyms

Aus

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Out"?
"Out" is spelled O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯t].
What does "Out" mean?
As a noun, "Out" means: Bereich außerhalb der Spielfeldbegrenzung
What words are commonly confused with "Out"?
"Out" is commonly confused with "ov", "ox", "ÖVP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Out"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Out" is [aʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Out" come from?
"Out" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Out", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list