open out
"open-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“open 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To expand, to widen, to unwrap, unfold or uncover, to spread out from a compact state.
Corpus desk
Index EN-open-out · open out · English
open out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | open out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “open out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
open out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To expand, to widen, to unwrap, unfold or uncover, to spread out from a compact state.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for open out in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is open out, spelled O-P-E-N- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To expand, to widen, to unwrap, unfold or uncover, to spread out from a compact state.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how open out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Once though the station the deep-throated exhaust of G.C.R. engines, and particularly the "Directors", could be heard in ascending crescendo as the drivers opened out to take the gradient.
To obtain the required overhead clearance at Stockport, it will be necessary to open out the Edgeley tunnels.
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.