outbuilding
/ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/noun, verb
outbuilding is spelled O-U-T-B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outbuilding means “A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outbuilding is outbuildings.
How many letters and syllables are in outbuilding?
| Letters | 11: O-U-T-B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd 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 outbuilding?
Outbuilding appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd 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).
How do you pronounce outbuilding?
- UK /ˈaʊtˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
Outbuilding has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-outbuilding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outbuilding
- outbuildings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outbuilding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of outbuild
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outbuilding in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense separate building associated with a main building:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dépendance, cabanon |
| German | Nebengebäude |
| Portuguese | dependência |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does outbuilding come from?
From out + building.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).