outstrip
out·strip/ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/verb
outstrip is spelled O-U-T-S-T-R-I-P: 8 letters and 2 syllables (out·strip). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outstrip means “To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outstrip?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-S-T-R-I-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: out·strip |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is outstrip?
Outstrip appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 outstrip?
- UK /ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/
- US /ˌaʊtˈstɹɪp/
- US [ˌʌʊtˈstɹɪp]
Outstrip has 2 syllables, split out·strip in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-outstrip.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with outstrip?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as outstrip from its last stressed vowel (/ɪp/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of outstrip
- outstrips present, singular, he/she/it
- outstripping participle, present
- outstripped participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
- outstript participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outstrip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move more quickly than (someone or something) so as to outrun or leave it behind.
We quickly outstripped the amateur runners.
- 2
To exceed or surpass (someone or something).
This year’s production has already outstripped last year’s.
- 3
archaicrareTo exceed or overstep (a boundary or limit); to transgress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outstrip in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | devancer |
| German | überflügeln, überholen, überrunden , übertreffen |
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 outstrip come from?
From out- (prefix forming verbs with the sense of exceeding or surpassing) + strip (“(obsolete) to move or pass by quickly”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).