Timeout

[ˈtaɪ̯mˌʔaʊ̯t]

/[ˈtaɪ̯mˌʔaʊ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Timeout” is uncommon German (frequency #65,762 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,762
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Spieler oder Trainer beantragte kurze Unterbrechung eines Spiels

Corpus desk

Index DE-timeout · Timeout · German

Timeout · rank #65,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,762
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teufeln

Nearest frequency peer: Teufeln (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Timeout“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Timeout“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Timeout
PropertyValue
HeadwordTimeout
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaɪ̯mˌʔaʊ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Timeout“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Timeoutfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Teufeln“ (#65,760), „totalitär“ (#65,764), „Terroristin“ (#65,759). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Timeout“ bei #65,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Timeout is uncommon German at frequency #65,762 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaɪ̯mˌʔaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Timeout, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Timeout, spelled T-I-M-E-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einem Spieler oder Trainer beantragte kurze Unterbrechung eines Spiels
  2. 2
    Überschreitung der Zeit, die ein Vorgang höchstens in Anspruch nehmen darf

Synonyms

Auszeit

This word in other languages

time-out(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Timeout"?
"Timeout" is spelled T-I-M-E-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaɪ̯mˌʔaʊ̯t].
What does "Timeout" mean?
As a noun, "Timeout" means: von einem Spieler oder Trainer beantragte kurze Unterbrechung eines Spiels
How do you pronounce "Timeout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Timeout" is [ˈtaɪ̯mˌʔaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Timeout" come from?
"Timeout" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Timeout", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Teufeln#65,760trauere#65,769Südufer#65,750Sundern#65,741

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list