outbuilding
/ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
"outbuilding" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“outbuilding” is uncommon English (frequency #70,979 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,979
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.
Corpus desk
Index EN-outbuilding · outbuilding · English
outbuilding · rank #70,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,979
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH outflank
Nearest frequency peer: outflank (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “outbuilding”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ornithologi…
ornithological
29,025 corpus weight
- Osamu
Osamu
29,024 corpus weight
- outbuilding
outbuilding
29,022 corpus weight
- outflank
outflank
29,021 corpus weight
- overexposed
overexposed
29,019 corpus weight
- overqualifi…
overqualified
29,018 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “outbuilding” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outbuilding |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #70,979 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “outbuilding” in English
Rare enough to double-check
outbuilding is uncommon English at frequency #70,979 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.".
Zero misspellings are on record for outbuilding in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From out + building. The correct English form is outbuilding, spelled O-U-T-B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how outbuilding appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Above him, the sun gleamed gold and white. Before him, trackless wilderness extended for many leagues before lapping against the outbuildings of some village.
Once they reach the remote farm, Jake insists on giving Lucy a tour of the outbuildings before they go into the house, a tour that includes some lambs that have frozen to death in a barn, and the spot where a pig was eaten alive by maggots.
Etymology
From out + building.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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