loadout

/ˈləʊd.aʊt/

//ˈləʊd.aʊt// noun

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"loadout" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“loadout” is uncommon English (frequency #87,496 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,496
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The set of objects (e.g., equipment, supplies) to be carried into battle, onto a jobsite, etc.; all that one needs for a specific purpose.

Corpus desk

Index EN-loadout · loadout · English

loadout · rank #87,496 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,496
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Llandaff

Nearest frequency peer: Llandaff (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “loadout”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “loadout” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for loadout
PropertyValue
Headwordloadout
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈləʊd.aʊt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “loadout” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Llandaff” (#87,495), “Loder” (#87,497), “loge” (#87,498). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “loadout” is #87,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

loadout is uncommon English at frequency #87,496 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈləʊd.aʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for loadout, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from load out. The correct English form is loadout, spelled L-O-A-D-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The set of objects (e.g., equipment, supplies) to be carried into battle, onto a jobsite, etc.; all that one needs for a specific purpose.
  2. 2
    A set of items and abilities chosen by the player before embarking on an in-game mission.
  3. 3
    The transfer of an object onto a vessel or vehicle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how loadout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Throughout this period, and beyond, into the rest of the battle, aircraft of various types and loadouts are crisscrossing the skies in desperate harassment attacks, with the pilots having to play constant games of "guess the carrier" to decide where to land as escort carriers are hit, sunk, disappear in columns of shell splashes, or are forced to evade at…
  2. I've got my custom loadout, a holographic scoped assault rifle and a stock of claymore mines to use to cover my back as I look out over the wreckage of the downed transport plane for insurgents.

Etymology

Deverbal from load 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 "loadout"?
"loadout" is spelled L-O-A-D-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈləʊd.aʊt/.
What does "loadout" mean?
As a noun, "loadout" means: The set of objects (e.g., equipment, supplies) to be carried into battle, onto a jobsite, etc.; all that one needs for a specific purpose.
How do you pronounce "loadout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "loadout" is /ˈləʊd.aʊt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "loadout"?
Deverbal from load out. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "loadout", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Levison#87,486Lucilla#87,507Laverty#87,480maillot#87,519

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list