# utmost

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʌtməʊ̯st/ · frequency rank #12,885

## Definitions
1. superlative form of utter: most utter; situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *úd
From Middle English utmost, utemest [and other forms], from Old English ūtmest, ūtemest [and other forms], from ūt, ūte (“out; outdoors, outside”) + -mest (suffix meaning ‘furthest’, used to form superlatives of some adjectives) (and conflated with most). Ūt is derived from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out, outward”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“out, outward”). Equivalent to out + -most.

## Common misspellings (9)
`tumost`, `umtost`, `utmmost`, `utmosst`, `utmostt`, `utmots`, `utmsot`, `utomst`, `uttmost`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/utmost