outcaste
/ˈaʊtkæst/noun, verb
outcaste is spelled O-U-T-C-A-S-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outcaste means “An outcast from the caste system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outcaste is outcastes.
How many letters and syllables are in outcaste?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-C-A-S-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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; 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 outcaste?
Outcaste appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 outcaste?
- UK /ˈaʊtkɑːst/
- US /ˈaʊtkæst/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with outcaste
Sounds like: outcast (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with outcaste?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as outcaste 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 outcaste
- outcastes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- outcasting participle, present
- outcasteing participle, present
- outcasted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outcaste mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An outcast from the caste system.
- 2
In caste-based societies, such as Indian or medieval Japan, an individual or group of people who do not belong to any officially recognized caste.
verb
- 1
To expel from a caste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outcaste come from?
From out- + caste, modelled after outcast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).