blow out
"blow-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blow out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
Corpus desk
Index EN-blow-out · blow out · English
blow out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blow out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “blow out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
blow out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.
blow out has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and aus… The correct English form is blow out, spelled B-L-O-W- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
- 2To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint.
- 3To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely.
- 4In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
- 5To exhaust; to physically tire.
- 6To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
- 7To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
- 8To talk violently or abusively.
- 9To sing out, sing out loud.
- 10To spend a lot of money; to splurge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how blow out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He blows out the match.
The wind blew the candle out.
Etymology
From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.