outstretched
out·stretched/aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃt/adjective, verb
outstretched is spelled O-U-T-S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D: 12 letters and 2 syllables (out·stretched). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, outstretched means “Extended or stretched out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outstretched?
| Letters | 12: O-U-T-S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: out·stretched |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 outstretched?
Outstretched appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 outstretched?
- /aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃt/
Outstretched has 2 syllables, split out·stretched in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-outstretched.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outstretched
- more outstretched comparative
- most outstretched superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outstretched mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Extended or stretched out.
They ran towards each other with arms outstretched, and the credits rolled.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of outstretch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).