read out
/ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/
"read-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“read 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) - To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call.
Corpus desk
Index EN-read-out · read out · English
read 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 "R" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | read out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “read out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
read out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌɹiːd ˈaʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for read out in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is read out, spelled R-E-A-D- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To read something and say the words to inform other people; to call.
- 2(of a device) To read some data and inform the person using the device; (of the user) to read some data from the device to inform oneself.
- 3To interpret a part of a law so that it is not struck down but is rendered of no effect or applicability.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how read out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The teacher read out the names of the students who had passed the exam.
He read the names out to the class.
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.