# shootout vs shutout

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shootout
*noun · IPA /ˈʃuːtaʊt/ · frequency rank #14,834*
A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.

### shutout
*noun · frequency rank #23,995*
Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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