break out
verb
break out is spelled B-R-E-A-K-O-U-T: 8 letters. People search “break out vs breakout” about 30 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, break out means “To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in break out?
| Letters | 8: B-R-E-A-K-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce break out?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-break_out.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with break out
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: breakout (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of break out
- breaks out present, singular, he/she/it
- breaking out participle, present
- broke out past
- broken out participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does break out mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
They broke out of prison in the middle of the night.
- 2
To rescue someone or aid their escape as in sense 1.
After Big Tony was sent to prison, his friends got together to break him out.
- 3
To bring out from storage, use, or present.
Break out the bubbly and celebrate.
- 4
To separate (something) from a bundle.
Break out the cables from the harness once they are inside the frame.
- 5
To take or force out by breaking.
to break out a pane of glass
- 6
To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
He broke out in sweat.
- 7
To suddenly get pimples or a rash, especially on one's face.
break out in hives
- 8
(Of a record, film, product, or company): to achieve widespread success.
It wasn't until later that her album broke out and she hit the big time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Break out in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | s'échapper, s’évader , montrer , isoler , briser , survenir |
| German | ausbrechen , hervorholen , herauslösen, absondern , herausbrechen |
| Spanish | escapar forzadamente, fugarse, escaparse, salirse , estallar, irrumpir |
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.