shut out
"shut-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shut 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 prevent from entering; to block or exclude.
Corpus desk
Index EN-shut-out · shut out · English
shut out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | shut out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “shut out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
shut out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for shut out in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is shut out, spelled S-H-U-T- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To prevent from entering; to block or exclude.
- 2To hide from sight.
- 3To refuse to be open and vulnerable toward.
- 4To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how shut out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His wife shut him out of his own house.
This triple-glazing shuts out the noise of the traffic.
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.