blockout
noun
blockout is spelled B-L-O-C-K-O-U-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blockout means “A void that is deliberately not filled with concrete, so that it can be used to insert something else such as pipework” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blockout is blockouts.
How many letters and syllables are in blockout?
| Letters | 8: B-L-O-C-K-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is blockout?
Blockout appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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).
How do you pronounce blockout?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-blockout.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blockout
- blockouts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blockout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A void that is deliberately not filled with concrete, so that it can be used to insert something else such as pipework.
- 2
A draft of a level where plain blocks serve as placeholders for environmental features.
- 3
Synonym of sunblock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blockout come from?
Deverbal from block out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).