blowout
/ˈbloʊaʊt/noun
blowout is spelled B-L-O-W-O-U-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blowout means “A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blowout is blowouts.
How many letters and syllables are in blowout?
| Letters | 7: B-L-O-W-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is blowout?
Blowout appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 blowout?
- US /ˈbloʊaʊt/
Blowout has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_blowout.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with blowout
Also written: blow-out (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of blowout
- blowouts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blowout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
- 2
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
- 3
slangA social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
- 4
slangA large or extravagant meal.
- 5
slangA contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory or defeat.
The game between the two teams was nothing but a blowout.
- 6
slangAn argument; an altercation.
- 7
A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
- 8
AustraliaAn extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blowout in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense puncturing of tire:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | blow out (blouaut), reventón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does blowout come from?
Deverbal from blow out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).