outlet
/ˈaʊtlɛt/noun
outlet is spelled O-U-T-L-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outlet means “A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outlet is outlets.
How many letters and syllables are in outlet?
| Letters | 6: O-U-T-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,121st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outlet?
Outlet appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st 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 outlet?
- /ˈaʊtlɛt/
- /ˈaʊtlɪt/
Outlet has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-outlet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outlet
- outlets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outlet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
- 2
Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
Jamie found doing martial arts was a great outlet for her stress.
- 3
A river that runs out of a lake.
- 4
A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
- 5
A wall-mounted socket connected to an electrical power supply, at which current can be taken to run electrical devices.
I had to move the cupboard to get to the power outlet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outlet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conduit , exutoire, issue , dérivatif , magasin d’usine |
| German | Ausgang, Auslass , Direktverkauf, Werksverkauf, Direktvermarkter |
| Portuguese | ventilação , outlet |
| Spanish | salida, escape , desahogo , río que nace en un lago, desembocadura , minorista de marca |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does outlet come from?
From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- + let. Compare West Frisian útlit (“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat (“outlet”), German Auslass (“outlet”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).