Burnout
German, noun[ˈbøːɐ̯nˌʔaʊ̯t]
Burnout is spelled B-U-R-N-O-U-T (7 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burnout is a German masculine noun meaning “burnout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “alternative Schreibweise von Burn-out”.
What does Burnout mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineburnout
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. alternative Schreibweise von Burn-out
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Burnout
- Burnouts genitive
- Burn-out alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Burnout?
- [ˈbøːɐ̯nˌʔaʊ̯t]
- [ˈbœʁnˌʔaʊ̯t]
- [ˈbœːnˌʔaʊ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Burnout in German?
Burnout appears 3.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).