out of place
/ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/
"out-of-place" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“out of place” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not in the proper arrangement or situation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-out-of-place · out of place · English
out of place · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | out of place |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| IPA | /ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “out of place” in English
Rare enough to double-check
out of place is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase, transcribed /ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for out of place, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From out of (preposition) + place (“a fitting position”, noun). The correct English form is out of place, spelled O-U-T- -O-F- -P-L-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Not in the proper arrangement or situation.
- 2Inappropriate for the circumstances.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how out of place appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No wonder I couldn’t find it—it was out of place.
She came in out of the storm with not a hair out of place.
Etymology
From out of (preposition) + place (“a fitting position”, noun).
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.