tear out

/tɛə aʊt/

//tɛə aʊt// verb

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

The verdict

“tear 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 May 6, 2026) - To remove by tearing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tear-out · tear out · English

tear out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" 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.

Key facts for tear out
PropertyValue
Headwordtear out
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/tɛə aʊt/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tear out” sits in English frequency

tear out falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tear out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /tɛə aʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To remove by tearing.".

Zero misspellings are on record for tear out in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is tear out, spelled T-E-A-R- -O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To remove by tearing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tear out"?
"tear out" is spelled T-E-A-R- -O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /tɛə aʊt/.
What does "tear out" mean?
As a verb, "tear out" means: To remove by tearing.
How do you pronounce "tear out"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tear out" is /tɛə aʊt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tear out" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list