# outgrow

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #43,296

## Definitions
1. To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
2. To grow faster or larger than.

## Etymology
From out- + grow.

## Easily confused with
- **outro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outgrow-vs-outro)
- **outgrown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outgrow-vs-outgrown)
- **outgrowth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outgrow-vs-outgrowth)
- **outflow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outflow-vs-outgrow)
- **outcrop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outcrop-vs-outgrow)

## Common misspellings (10)
`otugrow`, `ougtrow`, `outggrow`, `outgorw`, `outgroww`, `outgrrow`, `outgrwo`, `outrgow`, `outtgrow`, `uotgrow`

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