out of fashion

prep_phrase

"out-of-fashion" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“out of fashion” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a prep_phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unfashionable, not in fashion.

Key facts for out of fashion
PropertyValue
Headwordout of fashion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPrep_phrase
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “out of fashion” sits in English frequency

out of fashion falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for out of fashion is 14 letters long, classified as a prep_phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Unfashionable, not in fashion.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for out of fashion in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is out of fashion, spelled O-U-T- -O-F- -F-A-S-H-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unfashionable, not in fashion.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "out of fashion"?
"out of fashion" is spelled O-U-T- -O-F- -F-A-S-H-I-O-N.
What does "out of fashion" mean?
As a prep_phrase, "out of fashion" means: Unfashionable, not in fashion.
What language does "out of fashion" come from?
"out of fashion" is a English 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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Using “out of fashion”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is O-U-T- -O-F- -F-A-S-H-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list