pouts

/paʊts/

//paʊts// noun

"pouts" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pouts” is uncommon English (frequency #88,728 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,728
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of pout

Key facts for pouts
PropertyValue
Headwordpouts
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/paʊts/
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,728
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pouts” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pouts lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pouts is uncommon English at frequency #88,728 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /paʊts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of pout".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pouts in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 pouts, spelled P-O-U-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of pout

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pouts"?
"pouts" is spelled P-O-U-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /paʊts/.
What does "pouts" mean?
As a noun, "pouts" means: plural of pout
How do you pronounce "pouts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pouts" is /paʊts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pouts" come from?
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Using “pouts”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-O-U-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /paʊts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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