Which to use
“outdated” is an adjective and “outraged” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,928
- “outdated” frequency rank
- #13,575
- “outraged” frequency rank
- 25503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | outdated | outraged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated. | simple past and past participle of outrage. |
Letter map: outdated vs outraged
Shared letters muted; letters that set outdated and outraged apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: outdated vs outraged
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: outdated is anadjective and outragedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
outdated is recorded at frequency rank #11,928, classified as anadj, pronounced /aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/. outraged is at rank #13,575, tagged as averb.
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 25503, this pair ranks #393,791 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of outdated vs outraged
Shared letters: adeotu. Private to "outdated": -. Private to "outraged": gr.
"outdated" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC · "outraged" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "outdated" vs "outraged" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "outdated" and "outraged".
- Full dictionary entry for "outdated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "outraged" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,791 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "outdated" and "outraged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "outage vs outraged". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #393,791 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.