outwash
noun
outwash is spelled O-U-T-W-A-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outwash means “The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outwash is outwashes.
How many letters and syllables are in outwash?
| Letters | 7: O-U-T-W-A-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 outwash?
Outwash appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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).
What rhymes with outwash?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as outwash.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: washout.
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 outwash
- outwashes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outwash mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outwash come from?
From out- + wash. Compare Middle English outwashen (“to wash out; rinse”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).