out of gas
"out-of-gas" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“out of gas” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, gas.: lacking fuel.
Corpus desk
Index EN-out-of-gas · out of gas · English
out of gas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | out of gas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “out of gas” in English
Rare enough to double-check
out of gas is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
out of gas has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is out of gas, spelled O-U-T- -O-F- -G-A-S.
Definition
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, gas.: lacking fuel.
- 2Tired; lacking energy or motivation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how out of gas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The lawnmower was out of gas so he decided to let the grass grow.
After twelve hours straight at the office, he was about out of gas and decided to go home and rest.
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.