# bailout

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbeɪlˌaʊt/ · frequency rank #23,468

## Definitions
1. A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
2. The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
3. A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
4. The situation where a firefighter uses equipment to escape a structure where fire has proven uncontrollable.

## Etymology
Deverbal from bail out.

## Easily confused with
- **ballot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bailout-vs-ballot)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abilout`, `baillout`, `bailotu`, `bailoutt`, `bailuot`, `baiolut`, `baliout`, `bbailout`, `bialout`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bailout