shutout
"shutout" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“shutout” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #23,995 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,995
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shutout |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shutout” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for shutout is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #23,995 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
- 2A game that ends with the losing side being held scoreless.
Etymology
Deverbal from shut out.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “shutout”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-U-T-O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “stout” - see the side-by-side comparison. shutout vs stout
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.