punch out

Name: punch out, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“punch 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: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To repeatedly hit a person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-punch-out · punch out · English

punch out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 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 punch out
Property	Value
Headword	punch out
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
Letters	9
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “punch out” in English

punch 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

punch out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for punch out in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is punch out, spelled P-U-N-C-H- -O-U-T.

Definition

1
To repeatedly hit a person.
2
To hit a person so that they become unconscious (knocked out).
3
To use a punch to remove a piece of material or to remove a piece already scored.
4
To leave a workplace by punching a timecard.
5
To leave a workplace.
6
To eject from an airplane.
7
To extract data from a computer by the use of a keyboard.
8
To rule (by an umpire) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically.
9
To throw a called third strike; to strike (someone) out.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

I'm going to punch out that SOB and leave him lying on the ground bleeding.
I spent all day punching out the die cut decals.

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 "punch out"?

"punch out" is spelled P-U-N-C-H- -O-U-T.

What does "punch out" mean?

As a verb, "punch out" means: To repeatedly hit a person.

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