# outlier vs outline

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### outlier
*noun · IPA /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #34,621*
A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.

### outline
*noun · IPA /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ · frequency rank #8,071*
A line marking the boundary of an object figure.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outlier-vs-outline