outfall
/ˈaʊtˌfɔl/noun
outfall is spelled O-U-T-F-A-L-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outfall means “A quarrel; a falling out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outfall is outfalls.
How many letters and syllables are in outfall?
| Letters | 7: O-U-T-F-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is outfall?
Outfall appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 outfall?
- US /ˈaʊtˌfɔl/
- /ˈaʊtˌfɑl/
Outfall has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-outfall.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with outfall?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as outfall (/aʊtfɔl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fallout.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of outfall
- outfalls present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- outfalling participle, present
- outfell past
- outfallen participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outfall mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA sudden eruption of troops from a fortified place; sally.
- 2
A quarrel; a falling out.
- 3
The point or place of discharge of a river, drain, culvert, sewer, etc.; mouth; embouchure.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outfall come from?
From out- + fall. Compare Dutch uitval (“outburst, sally, eruption”), German Ausfall (“falling out, sally”), Swedish utfall (“sally, issue”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).