outclass
/aʊtˈklæs/verb
outclass is spelled O-U-T-C-L-A-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outclass means “to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outclass?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-C-L-A-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is outclass?
Outclass appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 outclass?
- /aʊtˈklæs/
- /aʊtˈklɑːs/
Outclass 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-outclass.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outclass
- outclasses present, singular, he/she/it
- outclassing participle, present
- outclassed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outclass mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class
In the IQ test, he outclassed all the other applicants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outclass in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To surpass something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | surclasser |
| German | deklassieren |
| Spanish | superar |
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 outclass come from?
From out- + class.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).