freakout

noun

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

The verdict

“freakout” is uncommon English (frequency #74,971 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,971
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.

Key facts for freakout
PropertyValue
Headwordfreakout
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,971
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “freakout” 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). freakout 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

freakout is uncommon English at frequency #74,971 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for freakout, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From freak + out, as a deverbal from freak out. The correct English form is freakout, spelled F-R-E-A-K-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
  2. 2
    An occurrence of unrestrained or irrational behaviour.

Etymology

From freak + out, as a deverbal from freak 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 "freakout"?
"freakout" is spelled F-R-E-A-K-O-U-T.
What does "freakout" mean?
As a noun, "freakout" means: A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
What is the origin of the word "freakout"?
From freak + out, as a deverbal from freak out. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “freakout”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is F-R-E-A-K-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