outmatch
/ˌaʊtˈmæt͡ʃ/verb
outmatch is spelled O-U-T-M-A-T-C-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outmatch means “To surpass or be better than something or someone else” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outmatch?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-M-A-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is outmatch?
Outmatch appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 outmatch?
- UK /ˌaʊtˈmætʃ/
- Australia /ˌæɔtˈmætʃ/
- US /ˌaʊtˈmæt͡ʃ/
Outmatch has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-outmatch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with outmatch?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as outmatch from its last stressed vowel (/ætʃ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of outmatch
- outmatches present, singular, he/she/it
- outmatching participle, present
- outmatched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outmatch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To surpass or be better than something or someone else.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outmatch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense surpass:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | surpasser |
| Spanish | sobrepujar, sobreexceder, tener la superioridad, aventajar, llevar la ventaja, ser mejor que |
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 outmatch come from?
From out- + match.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).