walkout
noun
walkout is spelled W-A-L-K-O-U-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, walkout means “A sudden stoppage of work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of walkout is walkouts.
How many letters and syllables are in walkout?
| Letters | 7: W-A-L-K-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is walkout?
Walkout appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 walkout?
Walkout 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-walkout.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with walkout
Also written: walk-out (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of walkout
- walkouts plural
- walk-out
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does walkout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sudden stoppage of work.
- 2
A similar mass action of people leaving a place as a form of protest.
- 3
A part of the squat exercise wherein one has to step out from the rack (“walk out” the weight) in order not to hit it during execution.
- 4
Synonym of ringwalk (“fighter's glamorous entrance into the ring”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Walkout in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense similar mass action:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | abandono |
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 walkout come from?
A deverbal from walk out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).