worn-out
/ˈwɔːn.aʊt/
"worn-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“worn-out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-worn-out · worn-out · English
worn-out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | worn-out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈwɔːn.aʊt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “worn-out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
worn-out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈwɔːn.aʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for worn-out, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From worn (adjective; and past participle of wear) + out. The correct English form is worn-out, spelled W-O-R-N---O-U-T.
Definition
- 1Damaged due to continued or hard exposure or use until no longer effective or useful.
- 2Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how worn-out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There is no challenge in fighting a worn-out old man.
He still wears his old worn-out shoes.
Etymology
From worn (adjective; and past participle of wear) + out.
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.