wuss out
"wuss-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wuss 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 September 3, 2026) - To fail to do something because of cowardice.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wuss-out · wuss out · English
wuss 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 | wuss out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wuss out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wuss out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To fail to do something because of cowardice.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wuss out, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From wuss (“coward”). The correct English form is wuss out, spelled W-U-S-S- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To fail to do something because of cowardice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wuss out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He said he was going to climb that tree, but he wussed out at the last moment.
Etymology
From wuss (“coward”).
Synonyms
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.