turn out
verb
turn out is spelled T-U-R-N-O-U-T: 7 letters. People search “turn-out vs turnout” about 30 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, turn out means “To end up; to result” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in turn out?
| Letters | 7: T-U-R-N-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce turn out?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-turn_out.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with turn out
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: turnout (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of turn out
- turns out present, singular, he/she/it
- turning out participle, present
- turned out participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does turn out mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To end up; to result.
I had hoped our first meeting would turn out better.
- 2
To succeed; work out; turn out well.
I'm afraid the cake didn't turn out.
- 3
To attend; show up.
Hundreds of people turned out to see the parade.
- 4
datedTo go out; to leave one's home.
- 5
To extinguish a light or other device.
Turn out the lights before you leave.
- 6
To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
It turns out that he just made a lucky guess.
- 7
To produce; make.
The bakery turns out three hundred pies each day.
- 8
To leave a road.
Turn out at the third driveway.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of turnout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Turn out in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | se finir, se terminer, s'avérer , se pointer , éteindre |
| German | sich herausstellen als/dass, sich erweisen als, sich entpuppen als, so ausgehen, dass, enden als |
| Portuguese | terminar , desenformar |
| Spanish | resultar , asistir , apagar , producir, hacer |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does turn out come from?
From Middle English turnen out, tornen out, equivalent to turn + out. The slang and prison terms meaning "to turn into a prostitute, etc." are probably an ellipsis for turn (inside) out (“to flip someone's character or role”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).