outwith
/aʊtˈwɪð/preposition, adverb
outwith is spelled O-U-T-W-I-T-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a preposition, outwith means “Outside; beyond; outside of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outwith?
| Letters | 7: O-U-T-W-I-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th 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 outwith?
Outwith appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 outwith?
- UK /aʊtˈwɪð/
- UK /aʊtˈwɪθ/
Outwith has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with outwith?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as outwith (/ɪð/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: without.
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).
What does outwith mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
preposition
- 1
ScotlandOutside; beyond; outside of.
adverb
- 1
Outside, outwardly; outwards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outwith in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense outside; beyond; outside of:
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 outwith come from?
From Middle English outwith, outewith, a transposed variant of Middle English withoute (“without”). Cognate to Scots ootwi. By surface analysis, out + with.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).