outercourse
/ˈaʊtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/noun
outercourse is spelled O-U-T-E-R-C-O-U-R-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outercourse means “Sexual activity without vaginal or anal penetration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outercourse?
| Letters | 11: O-U-T-E-R-C-O-U-R-S-E |
|---|---|
| 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; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outercourse?
Outercourse 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 outercourse?
- /ˈaʊtə(ɹ)ˌkɔː(ɹ)s/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-outercourse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does outercourse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Sexual activity without vaginal or anal penetration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outercourse come from?
Blend of outer + intercourse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).