outrage
out·rage/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb
outrage is spelled O-U-T-R-A-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (out·rage). It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outrage means “An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outrage is outrages.
How many letters and syllables are in outrage?
| Letters | 7: O-U-T-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: out·rage |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outrage?
Outrage appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 outrage?
- /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/
- /ˈaʊt.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
Outrage has 2 syllables, split out·rage in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-outrage.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outrage
- outrages plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- outraging participle, present
- outraged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outrage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
- 2
An offensive, immoral or indecent act.
- 3
The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
- 4
obsoleteA destructive rampage.
verb
- 1
To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Base and insolent minds […] outrage men when they have Hopes of doing it without a Return.
- 2
To inspire feelings of outrage in.
The senator's comments outraged the community.
- 3
archaicTo sexually violate; to rape.
- 4
obsoleteTo rage in excess of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outrage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | outrage , offense , colère, rage, indignation , indigner |
| German | Untat, Gräueltat, (empörendes) Verbrechen , Beleidigung, Frevel, Schandtat |
| Portuguese | atrocidade , ultraje , raiva, indignação |
| Spanish | atrocidad, ultraje, tropelía , desafuero, atropello , indignar |
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 outrage come from?
From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- + rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these are etymologically related. The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).