pass out

verb

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

The verdict

“pass out” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To faint; to become unconscious.

Key facts for pass out
PropertyValue
Headwordpass out
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pass out” sits in English frequency

pass out falls 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for pass out is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pass out in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is pass out, spelled P-A-S-S- -O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To faint; to become unconscious.
  2. 2
    To fall asleep irrespective of wilful action, as a result of the consumption of alcohol or other drugs or another form of physiological exhaustion.
  3. 3
    To distribute.
  4. 4
    To graduate, usually marked by a ceremony at the end of training.
  5. 5
    To become proficient in a particular job or task.
  6. 6
    To graduate from university.
  7. 7
    To end (a round) by having passes as the first four bids.
  8. 8
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, out.

This word in other languages

distribuir(Español)distribuer(Français)aus den Latschen kippen(Deutsch)distribuir(Português)

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 "pass out"?
"pass out" is spelled P-A-S-S- -O-U-T.
What does "pass out" mean?
As a verb, "pass out" means: To faint; to become unconscious.
What language does "pass out" come from?
"pass out" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pass out”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-S-S- -O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list