blackout

\bla.ka.ut\

/\bla.ka.ut\/ noun

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The verdict

“blackout” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,809. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,809
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Panne généralisée, coupure de courant électrique à grande échelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-blackout · blackout · French

blackout · rank #43,809 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,809
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH bistouri

Nearest frequency peer: bistouri (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « blackout »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « blackout » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for blackout
PropertyValue
Headwordblackout
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bla.ka.ut\
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,809
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « blackout »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.blackoutse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « bistouri » (#43,808), « bloquait » (#43,810), « biocarburants » (#43,807). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « blackout » est au #43,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around blackout (IPA \bla.ka.ut\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,809 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for blackout, with forms such as "balckout", "bblackout", and "blacckout". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is blackout, spelled B-L-A-C-K-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Panne généralisée, coupure de courant électrique à grande échelle.
  2. 2
    En temps de guerre, réduction de l’éclairage ou silence imposé pour protéger un lieu d’une attaque ennemie.
  3. 3
    Perte momentanée de mémoire ou de conscience après avoir consommé un produit psychotrope, alcool ou drogue.
  4. 4
    Silence médiatique sur un sujet.
  5. 5
    Voile noir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how blackout appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le 4 novembre 2006, suite à un incident survenu dans le Nord de l’Allemagne, le réseau électrique européen est divisé en trois zones déconnectées les unes des autres. Ces zones subissent des déséquilibres entre la production et la consommation très différents. Le bon déroulement des procédures de sauvegarde a permis aux gestionnaires de réseau d’éviter un…
  2. Imposer le blackout.

This word in other languages

blackout(English)Blackout(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balckout
  • bblackout
  • blacckout
  • blackkout
  • blackotu
  • blackoutt
  • blackuot
  • blacokut
  • blakcout
  • blcakout
  • bllackout
  • lbackout

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blackout - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

balckout2bblackout1blacckout1blackkout1blackotu2blackoutt1blackuot2blacokut2
Edit distance from "blackout"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blackout"?
"blackout" is spelled B-L-A-C-K-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bla.ka.ut\.
What does "blackout" mean?
As a noun, "blackout" means: Panne généralisée, coupure de courant électrique à grande échelle.
What are common misspellings of "blackout"?
Common misspellings include "balckout", "bblackout", "blacckout", "blackkout", "blackotu". The correct spelling is "blackout".
How do you pronounce "blackout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blackout" is \bla.ka.ut\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blackout" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blackout", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bistouri#43,808bloquait#43,810battants#43,801augmenta#43,789

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Beaubourg12 variantschauffées12 variantschevrier12 variantschoquent12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list