look out
verb
look out is spelled L-O-O-K-O-U-T: 7 letters. People search “look-out vs lookout” about 260 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, look out means “To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in look out?
| Letters | 7: L-O-O-K-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce look out?
- UK
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-look_out.ogg, En-au-look_out.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with look out
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: lookout (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of look out
- looks out present, singular, he/she/it
- looking out participle, present
- looked out participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does look out mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
While you're in the city center, look out for the dodgy street vendors.
- 2
To find by looking: to hunt out.
- 3
To be facing.
A spacious room that looks out on the sea.
- 4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, out.
- 5
informalEllipsis of look out for (someone)
Hey man, I know it costs four dollars but I only have three. Can you please look out?
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of lookout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Look out in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hinausschauen , aufpassen |
| French | prendre garde |
| Spanish | mirar a, dar a |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does look out come from?
Deverbal from look out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).