outcast
/ˈaʊtkæst/verb, adjective, noun
outcast is spelled O-U-T-C-A-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outcast means “To cast out; to banish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outcast?
| Letters | 7: O-U-T-C-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is outcast?
Outcast appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 outcast?
- UK /ˈaʊtkɑːst/
- US /ˈaʊtkæst/
Outcast has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-outcast.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with outcast
Sounds like: outcaste (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with outcast?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as outcast from its last stressed vowel (/aʊtkæst/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of outcast
- outcasts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- outcasting participle, present
- outcasted participle, past
- more outcast comparative
- most outcast superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outcast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cast out; to banish.
adjective
- 1
That has been cast out; banished, ostracized.
noun
- 1
One that has been excluded from a society or a system, a pariah, a leper.
If ever you chance upon the whole truth about any outcast or many, never tell it to just anybody, or at least not right away; unjust exclusion from a society is just one kind of hardship.
- 2
Synonym of outsider: someone who does not belong, a misfit.
- 3
ScotlandA quarrel.
- 4
The amount of increase in the bulk of grain during malting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outcast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paria, proscrit, proscrite |
| German | Paria, Unberührbarer, Aussätziger, Außenseiter, Außenseiterin, Ausgestoßener |
| Portuguese | deslocado, deslocada, excluído, excluída, pária |
| Spanish | apestado, proscrito, paria, marginado, leproso |
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 outcast come from?
From Middle English outcasten, equivalent to out- + cast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).