# outer

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈaʊtə/ · frequency rank #4,694

## Definitions
1. Outside; external.
2. Farther from the centre of the inside.

## Etymology
From Middle English outre, outer, outter, uttre, from Old English ūtre, ūtera, ūterra (“outer”), equivalent to out + -er. Compare German äußere (“outer”), Danish ydre (“outer”), Swedish yttre (“outer”), Icelandic ytri (“outer”). Piecewise doublet of utter.

## Easily confused with
- **over** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-over)
- **owner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-owner)
- **outta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-outta)
- **outro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-outro)
- **outlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-outlet)
- **oyster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-oyster)
- **outset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-outset)
- **outlier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-outlier)
- **out** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/out-vs-outer)
- **our** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/our-vs-outer)
- **omer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/omer-vs-outer)
- **Oder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oder-vs-outer)
- **other** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/other-vs-outer)
- **order** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/order-vs-outer)
- **often** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/often-vs-outer)
- **offer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-outer)
- **older** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-outer)
- **otter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/otter-vs-outer)
- **Oates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oates-vs-outer)
- **outdo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outdo-vs-outer)

## Common misspellings (6)
`otuer`, `ouetr`, `outerr`, `outre`, `outter`, `uoter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outer