outweigh
/ˌaʊtˈweɪ/verb
outweigh is spelled O-U-T-W-E-I-G-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, outweigh means “To exceed in weight or mass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outweigh?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-W-E-I-G-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,356th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outweigh?
Outweigh appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,356th 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 outweigh?
- /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/
Outweigh has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-outweigh.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outweigh
- outweighs present, singular, he/she/it
- outweighing participle, present
- outweighed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outweigh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To exceed in weight or mass.
- 2
To exceed in importance or value.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outweigh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | überwiegen , überragen |
| Spanish | pesar más que, preponderar , superar, exceder, importar/valer más que, tener más peso que |
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 outweigh come from?
From out- + weigh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).