chillout

noun

"chillout" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chillout” is uncommon English (frequency #88,201 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,201
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party, etc.

Key facts for chillout
PropertyValue
Headwordchillout
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “chillout” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). chillout lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chillout is uncommon English at frequency #88,201 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

chillout doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from chill out. The correct English form is chillout, spelled C-H-I-L-L-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party, etc.
  2. 2
    Synonym of downtempo.

Etymology

Deverbal from chill out.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chillout"?
"chillout" is spelled C-H-I-L-L-O-U-T.
What does "chillout" mean?
As a noun, "chillout" means: A period of quiet, rest and relaxation, especially after a party, etc.
What is the origin of the word "chillout"?
Deverbal from chill out. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “chillout”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-H-I-L-L-O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list