outshine
/aʊtˈʃaɪn/verb
outshine is spelled O-U-T-S-H-I-N-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outshine means “To shine brighter than something else” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outshine?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-S-H-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is outshine?
Outshine appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 outshine?
- /aʊtˈʃaɪn/
Outshine has 2 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)-AcpoKrane-outshine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outshine
- outshines present, singular, he/she/it
- outshining participle, present
- outshone participle, past
- outshined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outshine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To shine brighter than something else
- 2
To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
- 3
To shine forth, to give out light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outshine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | überstrahlen, überleuchten , überragen, übertreffen |
| Portuguese | ofuscar |
| Spanish | deslumbrar, obcecar |
| French | dépasser |
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 outshine come from?
From out- + shine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).