outpatient

Name: outpatient, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/

//ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“outpatient” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,157
frequency rank, English: 1,431
“O” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

Corpus desk

Index EN-outpatient · outpatient · English

outpatient · rank #19,157 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,157
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 1,431
PHOTO-FINISH ornament

Nearest frequency peer: ornament (-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.

oblivion

80,849
ornament

80,845
outpatient

80,844
pamphlet

80,843
pats

80,841
Penelope

80,840

What this shows “outpatient” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for outpatient
Property	Value
Headword	outpatient
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#19,157
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “outpatient”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).outpatientlands here:

#19,157

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “ornament” (#19,156), “pamphlet” (#19,158), “pats” (#19,160). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “outpatient” is #19,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around outpatient (IPA /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,157 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for outpatient, with forms such as "otupatient", "ouptatient", and "outaptient". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From out- + patient. The correct English form is outpatient, spelled O-U-T-P-A-T-I-E-N-T.

Definition

1
A patient who receives treatment at a hospital or clinic but is not admitted overnight; a receiver of ambulatory care.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

An empty shop at Birmingham New Street station has been converted into an NHS outpatient clinic, to enable patients to have routine blood tests away from hospital.

Etymology

From out- + patient.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

otupatient
ouptatient
outaptient
outpaitent
outpateint
outpatiennt
outpatientt
outpatietn
outpatinet
outpattient
outppatient
outptaient
outtpatient
uotpatient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of outpatient - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "outpatient"

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 "outpatient"?

"outpatient" is spelled O-U-T-P-A-T-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/.

What does "outpatient" mean?

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.

What are common misspellings of "outpatient"?

Common misspellings include "otupatient", "ouptatient", "outaptient", "outpaitent", "outpateint". The correct spelling is "outpatient".

How do you pronounce "outpatient"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "outpatient" is /ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "outpatient"?

From out- + patient. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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