outdone

/aʊtˈdʌn/

//aʊtˈdʌn// verb

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"outdone" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“outdone” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,132
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - past participle of outdo

Corpus desk

Index EN-outdone · outdone · English

outdone · rank #37,132 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,132
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH Osmond

Nearest frequency peer: Osmond (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “outdone”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “outdone” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

outdone vs outdoor
71% similar
outdone vs outline
71% similar
outdone vs outdo
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for outdone
PropertyValue
Headwordoutdone
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/aʊtˈdʌn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,132
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “outdone”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).outdonelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Osmond” (#37,131), “outrageously” (#37,134), “outro” (#37,135). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “outdone” is #37,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around outdone (IPA /aʊtˈdʌn/), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,132 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "past participle of outdo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for outdone, with forms such as "otudone", "oudtone", and "outddone". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "outdoor", "outline", "outdo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is outdone, spelled O-U-T-D-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    past participle of outdo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otudone
  • oudtone
  • outddone
  • outdnoe
  • outdoen
  • outdonne
  • outodne
  • outtdone
  • uotdone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of outdone - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otudone2oudtone2outddone1outdnoe2outdoen2outdonne1outodne2outtdone1
Edit distance from "outdone"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "outdone"?
"outdone" is spelled O-U-T-D-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /aʊtˈdʌn/.
What does "outdone" mean?
As a verb, "outdone" means: past participle of outdo
What words are commonly confused with "outdone"?
"outdone" is commonly confused with "outdoor", "outline", "outdo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "outdone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "outdone" is /aʊtˈdʌn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "outdone" come from?
"outdone" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "outdone", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

oregano#37,128occured#37,123Norbert#37,119Pasteur#37,146

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Osmond9 variantsNaylor9 variantsNagpur9 variantspontiff9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list