outspread
verb, adjective
outspread is spelled O-U-T-S-P-R-E-A-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outspread means “To spread out; expand; extend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outspread?
| Letters | 9: O-U-T-S-P-R-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outspread?
Outspread appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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).
Forms of outspread
- outspreads present, singular, he/she/it
- outspreading participle, present
- more outspread comparative
- most outspread superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outspread mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To spread out; expand; extend.
adjective
- 1
Extended outward, as one's arms; stretched out.
She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outspread come from?
From Middle English outspreden, equivalent to out- + spread. Cognate with Dutch uitspreiden (“to outspread, stretch, unfold”), Danish udsprede (“to outspread”), Swedish utspridda (“to outspread”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).