clean out
"clean-out" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clean 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
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Index EN-clean-out · clean out · English
clean out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | clean out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clean out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
clean out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for clean out in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is clean out, spelled C-L-E-A-N- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents.
- 2To take all money or possessions from.
- 3To hit or strike (someone); to beat up.
- 4To defeat, to cause to wash out.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how clean out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Clean out your purse and at least get rid of all the trash you're hauling around.
As soon as they have been pumped dry they are thoroughly cleaned out with high pressure hoses to prepare them for the next load.
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.