outcompete
verb
outcompete is spelled O-U-T-C-O-M-P-E-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outcompete means “To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outcompete?
| Letters | 10: O-U-T-C-O-M-P-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 outcompete?
Outcompete appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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).
Forms of outcompete
- outcompetes present, singular, he/she/it
- outcompeting participle, present
- outcompeted participle, past
- out-compete
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outcompete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outcompete in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense be much more successful than a competitor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | auskonkurrieren, verdrängen |
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 outcompete come from?
From out- + compete.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).