outland
out·landadjective, noun, verb
outland is spelled O-U-T-L-A-N-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (out·land). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, outland means “Provincial: from a province (of the same land)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outland?
| Letters | 7: O-U-T-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: out·land |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 outland?
Outland appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 outland?
Outland has 2 syllables, split out·land in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of outland
- outlands plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- outlanding participle, present
- outlanded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Provincial: from a province (of the same land).
- 2
Foreign: from abroad, from a foreign land.
- 3
Living abroad, living in a foreign land, expatriate.
noun
- 1
Any outlying area of a country; the provinces.
verb
- 1
To land more (punches, kicks etc.) than.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outland come from?
From Middle English outland, outlond, from Old English ūtland (“foreign land, land abroad”), from Proto-Germanic *ūtlandą (“outland”), equivalent to out- + land. Cognate to Dutch uitland, Afrikaans uitland, German Ausland, Danish udland. The use in the phrase "outland German" is influenced by (or is a calque of) the German cognate of the same meaning, Auslandsdeutsche (see Ausland). The use in the phrase "outland Chinese" is influenced by (or is a calque of) the Chinese term of the same meaning, 華僑 / 华侨 (huáqiáo).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).