outcome

[ˈaʊtkʌm]

/[ˈaʊtkʌm]/ noun

The verdict

“outcome” is uncommon German (frequency #76,039 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,039
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resultat, Ergebnis

Corpus desk

Index DE-outcome · outcome · German

outcome · rank #76,039 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,039
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Packungsbeila…

Nearest frequency peer: Packungsbeilage (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „outcome“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „outcome“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for outcome
PropertyValue
Headwordoutcome
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊtkʌm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „outcome“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).outcomefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Packungsbeilage“ (#76,040), „palms“ (#76,041), „originales“ (#76,036). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „outcome“ bei #76,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

outcome is uncommon German at frequency #76,039 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊtkʌm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resultat, Ergebnis".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for outcome, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is outcome, spelled O-U-T-C-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resultat, Ergebnis

Synonyms

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 "outcome"?
"outcome" is spelled O-U-T-C-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊtkʌm].
What does "outcome" mean?
As a noun, "outcome" means: Resultat, Ergebnis
How do you pronounce "outcome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "outcome" is [ˈaʊtkʌm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "outcome" come from?
"outcome" 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 "outcome", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list