outright

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

/aʊtˈɹaɪt/

//aʊtˈɹaɪt// adv

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

The verdict

“outright” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,223
frequency rank, English: 1,431
“O” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wholly; completely; entirely.

Corpus desk

Index EN-outright · outright · English

outright · rank #9,223 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,223
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 1,431
PHOTO-FINISH overly

Nearest frequency peer: overly (+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.

obey

90,782
Olivia

90,781
organizatio…

90,780
outright

90,778
overly

90,777
oversight

90,776

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

Key facts for outright
Property	Value
Headword	outright
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
IPA	/aʊtˈɹaɪt/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#9,223
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “outright”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).outrightlands here:

#9,223

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “overly” (#9,224), “organizational” (#9,221), “oversight” (#9,225). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “outright” is #9,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around outright (IPA /aʊtˈɹaɪt/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #9,223 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for outright, with forms such as "oturight", "ourtight", and "outirght". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English outright, equivalent to out + right. The correct English form is outright, spelled O-U-T-R-I-G-H-T.

Definition

1
Wholly; completely; entirely.
2
Openly and without reservation.
3
At once.
4
With no outstanding conditions.
5
Blatantly; inexcusably; unambiguously.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

I refute those allegations outright.
Special facilities frequently are provided to enable visiting photographers to get the best results, whereas in the past cameras were sometimes banned outright.

Etymology

From Middle English outright, equivalent to out + right.

This word in other languages

plenamente(Español)complètement(Français)gänzlich(Deutsch)completamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

oturight
ourtight
outirght
outrgiht
outrigght
outrighht
outrightt
outrigth
outrihgt
outrright
outtright
uotright

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of outright - 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 "outright"

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 "outright"?

"outright" is spelled O-U-T-R-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /aʊtˈɹaɪt/.

What does "outright" mean?

As an adverb, "outright" means: Wholly; completely; entirely.

What are common misspellings of "outright"?

Common misspellings include "oturight", "ourtight", "outirght", "outrgiht", "outrigght". The correct spelling is "outright".

How do you pronounce "outright"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "outright" is /aʊtˈɹaɪt/. 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 "outright"?

From Middle English outright, equivalent to out + right. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "outright", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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