turnout
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)naʊt/noun
turnout is spelled T-U-R-N-O-U-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “turn-out vs turnout” about 30 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, turnout means “The act of coming forth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of turnout is turnouts.
How many letters and syllables are in turnout?
| Letters | 7: T-U-R-N-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is turnout?
Turnout appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce turnout?
- /ˈtɜː(ɹ)naʊt/
Turnout has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-turnout.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with turnout
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: turn-out (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with turnout?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as turnout.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: outturn.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of turnout
- turnouts plural
- turn-out
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does turnout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of coming forth.
- 2
The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.
- 3
USA place to pull off a road.
When towing a trailer, use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass.
- 4
USA place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.
- 5
datedA quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike.
- 6
datedA striker.
- 7
That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage.
A man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turnout.
- 8
Net quantity of produce yielded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Turnout in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense number of people who attend or participate in an event:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | taux de participation |
| German | Teilnehmerzahl, Besucherzahl, Besucheraufkommen, Wahlbeteiligung |
| Spanish | concurrencia, asistencia, participación electoral, acudimiento |
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 turnout come from?
Deverbal from turn out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).