spread out
"spread-out" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spread 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Become further apart.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spread-out · spread out · English
spread out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | spread out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spread out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spread out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for spread out, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Analytic form of earlier outspread. The correct English form is spread out, spelled S-P-R-E-A-D- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1Become further apart.
- 2To place items further apart.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spread out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The police spread out to search a wider area.
Spread the cards out and then turn two of them over at random.
Etymology
Analytic form of earlier outspread.
This word in other languages
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.