outdistance
"outdistance" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“outdistance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-outdistance · outdistance · English
outdistance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outdistance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “outdistance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
outdistance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for outdistance, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From out- + distance. The correct English form is outdistance, spelled O-U-T-D-I-S-T-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1To run farther or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how outdistance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He could not long outdistance such a runner as the Bishop, whose tremendous strides would surely overhaul him in the end.
Etymology
From out- + distance.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.