outmoded

adj

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"outmoded" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“outmoded” is uncommon English (frequency #50,132 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,132
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unfashionable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-outmoded · outmoded · English

outmoded · rank #50,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,132
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH overfishing

Nearest frequency peer: overfishing (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “outmoded”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “outmoded” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for outmoded
PropertyValue
Headwordoutmoded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “outmoded” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).outmodedfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “overfishing” (#50,133), “oughta” (#50,130), “oper” (#50,128). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “outmoded” is #50,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

outmoded is uncommon English at frequency #50,132 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for outmoded, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is outmoded, spelled O-U-T-M-O-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unfashionable.
  2. 2
    Obsolete.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. His pipe was as outmoded as his ideas.
  2. His outmoded word processor was a heap of junk.

This word in other languages

periclitado(Español)démodé(Français)altmodisch(Deutsch)

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 "outmoded"?
"outmoded" is spelled O-U-T-M-O-D-E-D.
What does "outmoded" mean?
As an adjective, "outmoded" means: Unfashionable.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

passerby#50,141Paulette#50,143playroom#50,157neoprene#50,100

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list