log out

verb

"log-out" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“log 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
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.

Corpus desk

Index EN-log-out · log out · English

log out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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.

Key facts for log out
PropertyValue
Headwordlog out
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “log out” in English

log outfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

log out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for log out, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is log out, spelled L-O-G- -O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.
  2. 2
    To remove fallen trees that block a trail, campsite, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Please don't forget to log out after you finish your work.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "log out"?
"log out" is spelled L-O-G- -O-U-T.
What does "log out" mean?
As a verb, "log out" means: To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.
What language does "log out" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list