output

\ˈaʊt.pʊt\

/\ˈaʊt.pʊt\/ noun

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The verdict

“output” is uncommon French (frequency #60,251 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,251
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rendement (ce que rend, ce que produit une chose).

Key facts for output
PropertyValue
Headwordoutput
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈaʊt.pʊt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “output” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). output lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

output is uncommon French at frequency #60,251 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈaʊt.pʊt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for output, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is output, spelled O-U-T-P-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendement (ce que rend, ce que produit une chose).
  2. 2
    Données de sortie.

Antonyms

input

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 "output"?
"output" is spelled O-U-T-P-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈaʊt.pʊt\.
What does "output" mean?
As a noun, "output" means: Rendement (ce que rend, ce que produit une chose).
How do you pronounce "output"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "output" is \ˈaʊt.pʊt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "output" come from?
"output" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “output”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-U-T-P-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈaʊt.pʊt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list