outspoken

adj

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"outspoken" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“outspoken” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,385. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,385
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.

Corpus desk

Index EN-outspoken · outspoken · English

outspoken · rank #18,385 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,385
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH pacing

Nearest frequency peer: pacing (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “outspoken”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for outspoken
PropertyValue
Headwordoutspoken
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,385
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “outspoken”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).outspokenlands here:

#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 “pacing” (#18,386), “palate” (#18,387), “ostensibly” (#18,382). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “outspoken” is #18,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around outspoken, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,385 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for outspoken, with forms such as "otuspoken", "oustpoken", and "outpsoken". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From outspeak, equivalent to out- + spoken. The correct English form is outspoken, spelled O-U-T-S-P-O-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. an outspoken man
  2. an outspoken rebuke

Etymology

From outspeak, equivalent to out- + spoken.

This word in other languages

franco(Español)franc(Français)unverblümt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otuspoken
  • oustpoken
  • outpsoken
  • outsopken
  • outspkoen
  • outspoekn
  • outspokenn
  • outspokken
  • outspokne
  • outsppoken
  • outsspoken
  • outtspoken
  • uotspoken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of outspoken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otuspoken2oustpoken2outpsoken2outsopken2outspkoen2outspoekn2outspokenn1outspokken1
Edit distance from "outspoken"

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 "outspoken"?
"outspoken" is spelled O-U-T-S-P-O-K-E-N.
What does "outspoken" mean?
As an adjective, "outspoken" means: Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; vocal; frank.
What are common misspellings of "outspoken"?
Common misspellings include "otuspoken", "oustpoken", "outpsoken", "outsopken", "outspkoen". The correct spelling is "outspoken".
What is the origin of the word "outspoken"?
From outspeak, equivalent to out- + spoken. 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 "outspoken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

O'Donnell#18,378ingenious#18,347senseless#18,425stumbling#18,438

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list