outlander

noun

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"outlander" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“outlander” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,007
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A foreigner or alien.

Corpus desk

Index EN-outlander · outlander · English

outlander · rank #39,007 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,007
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH outcrop

Nearest frequency peer: outcrop (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “outlander”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “outlander” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for outlander
PropertyValue
Headwordoutlander
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,007
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “outlander”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).outlanderlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “outcrop” (#39,006), “Otago” (#39,005), “overloading” (#39,009). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “outlander” is #39,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around outlander, anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,007 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for outlander, with forms such as "otulander", "oultander", and "outalnder". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From outland + -er. In certain uses, influenced by or a calque of the Dutch uitlander or Afrikaans uitlander. Also cognate with German Ausländer, Swedish utlänning and Danish udlænding. Doublet of uitlander. The correct English form is outlander, spelled O-U-T-L-A-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A foreigner or alien.
  2. 2
    A stranger or outsider.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how outlander appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It will be observed that it does not say "inlanders" or "excluding outlanders"; it simply says "by Germans," an expression which covers both inlanders and outlanders "for passages in foreign ships."

Etymology

From outland + -er. In certain uses, influenced by or a calque of the Dutch uitlander or Afrikaans uitlander. Also cognate with German Ausländer, Swedish utlänning and Danish udlænding. Doublet of uitlander.

Synonyms

outcomelingoutenerperegrineforeignerfremdstrangelingoutcast

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otulander
  • oultander
  • outalnder
  • outladner
  • outlandder
  • outlanderr
  • outlandre
  • outlanedr
  • outlannder
  • outllander
  • outlnader
  • outtlander
  • uotlander

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of outlander - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otulander2oultander2outalnder2outladner2outlandder1outlanderr1outlandre2outlanedr2
Edit distance from "outlander"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "outlander"?
"outlander" is spelled O-U-T-L-A-N-D-E-R.
What does "outlander" mean?
As a noun, "outlander" means: A foreigner or alien.
What are common misspellings of "outlander"?
Common misspellings include "otulander", "oultander", "outalnder", "outladner", "outlandder". The correct spelling is "outlander".
What is the origin of the word "outlander"?
From outland + -er. In certain uses, influenced by or a calque of the Dutch uitlander or Afrikaans uitlander. Also cognate with German Ausländer, Swedish utlänning and Danish udlænding. Doublet of uitlander. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "outlander", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list