outgallop
"outgallop" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“outgallop” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To run faster than; to outdistance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-outgallop · outgallop · English
outgallop · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outgallop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “outgallop” in English
Rare enough to double-check
outgallop is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To run faster than; to outdistance.".
outgallop has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From out- + gallop. The correct English form is outgallop, spelled O-U-T-G-A-L-L-O-P.
Definition
- 1To run faster than; to outdistance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how outgallop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1869, Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace, trans. Louise and Aylmer Maude, ch. 14, He had lately procured himself a large, fine, mettlesome, Donets horse, dun-colored, with light mane and tail, and when he rode it no one could outgallop him.
Etymology
From out- + gallop.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.