space out
"space-out" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“space 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
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To position (objects, people, time slots, etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.
Corpus desk
Index EN-space-out · space out · English
space out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | space out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “space out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
space out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
space out has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is space out, spelled S-P-A-C-E- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To position (objects, people, time slots, etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.
- 2To become distracted or disoriented; to lose attention or focus.
- 3To increase the white space between letters, words or lines.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how space out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She spaced out the yoga mats as much as she could while leaving room for some walkways.
She spaced out her scheduled events as much as she could while leaving time for question-and-answer sessions.
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.