backout
noun
backout is spelled B-A-C-K-O-U-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, backout means “A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of backout is backouts.
How many letters and syllables are in backout?
| Letters | 7: B-A-C-K-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is backout?
Backout appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with backout?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as backout.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: outback.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of backout
- backouts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does backout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A reversal or undoing of tasks previously done (often in reverse order).
- 2
A reversed countdown (i.e. ascending numbers) in response to problems leading up to a launch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does backout come from?
Deverbal from back out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).