outermost
/ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/
"outermost" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“outermost” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,794. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,794
- frequency rank, English
- 15,494
- “O” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - superlative form of outer: most outer; farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outermost |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #41,794 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “outermost” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around outermost (IPA /ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,794 among 15,494 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "superlative form of outer: most outer; farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for outermost, with forms such as "otuermost", "ouetrmost", and "outemrost". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English uttermost, uttirmest, uttermast, outemast, alteration (due to Middle English outre (“outer”)) of Old English ūtemest, ȳtemest (“outermost”), equivalent to outer + -most. Doublet of uttermost. The correct English form is outermost, spelled O-U-T-E-R-M-O-S-T.
Definition
- 1superlative form of outer: most outer; farthest outside; as far from the center or inside as possible.
Etymology
From Middle English uttermost, uttirmest, uttermast, outemast, alteration (due to Middle English outre (“outer”)) of Old English ūtemest, ȳtemest (“outermost”), equivalent to outer + -most. Doublet of uttermost.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- otuermost
- ouetrmost
- outemrost
- outermmost
- outermosst
- outermostt
- outermots
- outermsot
- outeromst
- outerrmost
- outremost
- outtermost
- uotermost
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of outermost - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “outermost”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-U-T-E-R-M-O-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.