outrageous
/aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/adjective
outrageous is spelled O-U-T-R-A-G-E-O-U-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, outrageous means “Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outrageous?
| Letters | 10: O-U-T-R-A-G-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is outrageous?
Outrageous appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th 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 outrageous?
- US /aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/
- Australia /æɔtˈɹæɪ.d͡ʒəs/
- /æʊtˈɹæɪ.d͡ʒəs/
Outrageous 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)-Vealhurl-outrageous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with outrageous?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as outrageous from its last stressed vowel (/eɪdʒəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of outrageous
- more outrageous comparative
- most outrageous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outrageous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
- 2
Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate.
- 3
Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
- 4
archaicFierce, violent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outrageous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shocking:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | outrageant, scandaleux |
| German | ungeheuerlich, haarsträubend, schockierend, verstörend, empörend |
| Portuguese | ultrajante, insultuoso, exorbitante |
| Spanish | indignante, inaudito, escandaloso, apabullante, aberrante, atroz |
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 outrageous come from?
From Anglo-Norman outrageus, Middle French outrageus, from outrage; equivalent to outrage + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).