outdate
/aʊtˈdeɪt/adjective, verb
outdate is spelled O-U-T-D-A-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, outdate means “Old-fashioned, out of date; outdated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outdate?
| Letters | 7: O-U-T-D-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 outdate?
Outdate appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 outdate?
- /aʊtˈdeɪt/
Outdate 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-outdate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outdate
- more outdate comparative
- most outdate superlative
- outdates present, singular, he/she/it
- outdating participle, present
- outdated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outdate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKrareOld-fashioned, out of date; outdated.
verb
- 1
To make obsolete or out of date.
This outdates everything that has come before it.
- 2
To become obsolete or out of date.
This product outdates four hours after preparation.
- 3
To date someone of a different racial group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outdate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | veralten, unzeitgemäß werden, als überaltert gelten, unmodern werden |
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 outdate come from?
From out- + date.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).