cleanout
noun
cleanout is spelled C-L-E-A-N-O-U-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cleanout means “An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cleanout is cleanouts.
How many letters and syllables are in cleanout?
| Letters | 8: C-L-E-A-N-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is cleanout?
Cleanout appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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).
Forms of cleanout
- cleanouts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cleanout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An opening or drain leading into a plumbing system to provide a location to insert a snake or other implement for cleaning.
- 2
A thorough cleaning that removes everything removable.
attic, basement, and garage cleanouts [in advertisements]
- 3
informalAn enema.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cleanout come from?
Deverbal from clean out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).