outbreeding
noun
outbreeding is spelled O-U-T-B-R-E-E-D-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outbreeding means “The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outbreeding is outbreedings.
How many letters and syllables are in outbreeding?
| Letters | 11: O-U-T-B-R-E-E-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outbreeding?
Outbreeding appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of outbreeding
- outbreedings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outbreeding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.
- 2
The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).
Outbreeding hinders earnest studies of archaeogenetics, making it thorny to know precisely about ancient populations, migrations and linguistic groups.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outbreeding come from?
From out- + breeding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).