Lockout
[lɔkˈʔaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Lockout” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahme eines Arbeitgebers/einer Liga, im Fall von großen Auseinandersetzungen/Meinungsverschiedenheiten mit den Arbeitnehmern den Betrieb zeitweilig einzustellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-lockout · Lockout · German
Lockout · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lockout |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [lɔkˈʔaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lockout“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lockout is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lɔkˈʔaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Maßnahme eines Arbeitgebers/einer Liga, im Fall von großen Auseinandersetzungen/Meinungsverschiedenheiten mit den Arbeitnehmern den Betrieb zeitweilig einzustellen".
Lockout has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Lockout, spelled L-O-C-K-O-U-T.
Definition
- 1Maßnahme eines Arbeitgebers/einer Liga, im Fall von großen Auseinandersetzungen/Meinungsverschiedenheiten mit den Arbeitnehmern den Betrieb zeitweilig einzustellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lockout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Anfang Januar verhängte die Liga sogar einen Lockout.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.