schout
noun
schout is spelled S-C-H-O-U-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schout means “A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schout is schouts.
How many letters and syllables are in schout?
| Letters | 6: S-C-H-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is schout?
Schout appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of schout
- schouts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A municipal officer in the North American Dutch colonies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does schout come from?
Borrowed from Dutch schout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).