# outro

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #37,135

## Definitions
1. A portion of music at the end of a song.
2. The closing sequence at the end of a film, television program, video game, etc.

## Etymology
Blend of out + intro, an analogy using out as the opposite of in. First attested in the title of the song The Intro and the Outro (1967), by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and written by Vivian Stanshall.

## Easily confused with
- **outta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outro-vs-outta)
- **outrun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outro-vs-outrun)
- **out** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/out-vs-outro)
- **our** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/our-vs-outro)
- **onto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onto-vs-outro)
- **ours** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ours-vs-outro)
- **otto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/otto-vs-outro)
- **outer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-outro)
- **outdo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outdo-vs-outro)
- **outcry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outcry-vs-outro)
- **outcrop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outcrop-vs-outro)
- **outgrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outgrow-vs-outro)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oturo`, `ourto`, `outor`, `outrro`, `outtro`, `uotro`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outro