outsending

noun

"outsending" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“outsending” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A message abroad; something that is sent out.

Corpus desk

Index EN-outsending · outsending · English

outsending · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for outsending
PropertyValue
Headwordoutsending
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “outsending” in English

outsendingranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

outsending is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for outsending, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From outsend, equivalent to out- + sending or outsend + -ing. Cognate with Dutch uitsending (“broadcast, emission, transmission”), German Aussendung (“a sending out”), Swedish utsändning (“broadcast”). The correct English form is outsending, spelled O-U-T-S-E-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A message abroad; something that is sent out.
  2. 2
    A transmission; broadcast.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] with that comparison which I think sometimes is the mightiest in our language — that comparison of this successive outsending and inbringing of the worlds by the Creator at the centre of things to the beating of the heart of God.
  2. Active stereoradio function simultaneously with looking at a local videoprogram and a simultaneous outsending of a private videoprogram […]

Etymology

From outsend, equivalent to out- + sending or outsend + -ing. Cognate with Dutch uitsending (“broadcast, emission, transmission”), German Aussendung (“a sending out”), Swedish utsändning (“broadcast”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "outsending"?
"outsending" is spelled O-U-T-S-E-N-D-I-N-G.
What does "outsending" mean?
As a noun, "outsending" means: A message abroad; something that is sent out.
What is the origin of the word "outsending"?
From outsend, equivalent to out- + sending or outsend + -ing. Cognate with Dutch uitsending (“broadcast, emission, transmission”), German Aussendung (“a sending out”), Swedish utsändning (“broadcast”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list