# oust vs out

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### oust
*verb · IPA /aʊst/ · frequency rank #31,281*
To expel; to remove.

### out
*adverb · IPA /aʊt/ · frequency rank #45*
Away from the inside or centre.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oust-vs-out