pour out

verb

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

The verdict

“pour 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) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pour, out.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pour-out · pour out · English

pour 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 "P" 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.

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

Long-tail rank of “pour out” in English

pour outranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pour out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for pour out in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is pour out, spelled P-O-U-R- -O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pour, out.
  2. 2
    To serve a drink into a cup or glass.
  3. 3
    To distribute or spread (something), as if it were a liquid.
  4. 4
    To leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.
  5. 5
    To talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pour out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I poured out three beers for my guests.
  2. […] therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

This word in other languages

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 "pour out"?
"pour out" is spelled P-O-U-R- -O-U-T.
What does "pour out" mean?
As a verb, "pour out" means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pour, out.
What language does "pour out" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list