outpour
/ˈaʊ̯tpɔː(ɹ)/
"outpour" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“outpour” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of pouring out.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outpour |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaʊ̯tpɔː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “outpour” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for outpour is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈaʊ̯tpɔː(ɹ)/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The act of pouring out.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for outpour, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From out- + pour. The correct English form is outpour, spelled O-U-T-P-O-U-R.
Definition
- 1The act of pouring out.
Etymology
From out- + pour.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “outpour”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-U-T-P-O-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈaʊ̯tpɔː(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.