peg out

verb

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

The verdict

“peg 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
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To mark (a territory or area) with pegs.

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

Where “peg out” sits in English frequency

peg 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 peg out is 7 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 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for peg out in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is peg out, spelled P-E-G- -O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To mark (a territory or area) with pegs.
  2. 2
    To die.
  3. 3
    To finish a game of croquet.
  4. 4
    To move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win.
  5. 5
    To hang up (washing) using pegs.

This word in other languages

crever(Français)abstecken(Deutsch)

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 "peg out"?
"peg out" is spelled P-E-G- -O-U-T.
What does "peg out" mean?
As a verb, "peg out" means: To mark (a territory or area) with pegs.
What language does "peg out" come from?
"peg 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 “peg out”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-E-G- -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