outpace
"outpace" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“outpace” is uncommon English (frequency #58,259 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,259
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
Corpus desk
Index EN-outpace · outpace · English
outpace · rank #58,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,259
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH outa
Nearest frequency peer: outa (-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 “outpace”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Oshawa
Oshawa
41,746 corpus weight
- Oster
Oster
41,745 corpus weight
- outa
outa
41,743 corpus weight
- outpace
outpace
41,742 corpus weight
- overhearing
overhearing
41,741 corpus weight
- ovoid
ovoid
41,740 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “outpace” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outpace |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “outpace” in English
Rare enough to double-check
outpace is uncommon English at frequency #58,259 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for outpace, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From out- + pace. The correct English form is outpace, spelled O-U-T-P-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how outpace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The youngster outpaced his grandfather and ran on ahead.
Walters outpaced Raio Piiroja from a long ball forward and curled a powerful shot over the crossbar from a tight angle in the 33rd minute.
Etymology
From out- + pace.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).