outlying
adjective, noun
outlying is spelled O-U-T-L-Y-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, outlying means “Relatively remote from some central location” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outlying?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-L-Y-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th 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 outlying?
Outlying appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 outlying?
Outlying has 3 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).
Forms of outlying
- more outlying comparative
- most outlying superlative
- outlyings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outlying mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relatively remote from some central location.
The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
- 2
Located outside of some boundary or limit.
When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
noun
- 1
A region relatively remote from a central location.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outlying come from?
From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).