shutout

noun

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"shutout" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“shutout” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,995
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shutout · shutout · English

shutout · rank #23,995 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,995
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH shrapnel

Nearest frequency peer: shrapnel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “shutout”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “shutout” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

shutout vs stout
71% similar
shutout vs shout
71% similar
shutout vs shootout
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for shutout
PropertyValue
Headwordshutout
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,995
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “shutout”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).shutoutlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “shrapnel” (#23,994), “sickle” (#23,996), “showering” (#23,993). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “shutout” is #23,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around shutout, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,995 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for shutout, with forms such as "hsutout", "shhutout", and "shtuout". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "stout", "shout", "shootout", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from shut out. The correct English form is shutout, spelled S-H-U-T-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
  2. 2
    A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A shutout is a reverse strike: the union complained and the workers wanted to work, but management was opposed.
  2. The score wasn't just lopsided: it was a shutout.

Etymology

Deverbal from shut out.

Synonyms

zilch

This word in other languages

balle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsutout
  • shhutout
  • shtuout
  • shuotut
  • shutotu
  • shutoutt
  • shuttout
  • shutuot
  • sshutout
  • suhtout

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shutout - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hsutout2shhutout1shtuout2shuotut2shutotu2shutoutt1shuttout1shutuot2
Edit distance from "shutout"

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 "shutout"?
"shutout" is spelled S-H-U-T-O-U-T.
What does "shutout" mean?
As a noun, "shutout" means: Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
What words are commonly confused with "shutout"?
"shutout" is commonly confused with "stout", "shout", "shootout". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "shutout"?
Deverbal from shut out. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shutout", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sharpen#23,990settler#23,988Scorpio#23,986solidly#24,004

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

tapered10 variantsreigned10 variantsthrash10 variantsRachael10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list