outpatient
/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/noun, adjective
outpatient is spelled O-U-T-P-A-T-I-E-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outpatient means “A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outpatient is outpatients.
How many letters and syllables are in outpatient?
| Letters | 10: O-U-T-P-A-T-I-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th 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 outpatient?
Outpatient appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 outpatient?
- /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/
Outpatient 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-outpatient.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with outpatient
Also written: out-patient (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of outpatient
- outpatients plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outpatient mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.
adjective
- 1
Provided without requiring an overnight stay by the patient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate outpatient?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of outpatient: OP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outpatient in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | patient ambulatoire , ambulatoire |
| German | ambulanter Patient , ambulant |
| Portuguese | paciente ambulatorial |
| Spanish | paciente ambulatorio/externo, paciente ambulatoria, exopaciente, ectopaciente |
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 outpatient come from?
From out- + patient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).