workout

\ˈwɝk.aʊt\

/\ˈwɝk.aʊt\/ noun

The verdict

“workout” is uncommon French (frequency #75,353 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,353
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séance, une période d’exercices physiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-workout · workout · French

workout · rank #75,353 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,353
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH waza

Nearest frequency peer: waza (-2 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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « workout »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « workout » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for workout
PropertyValue
Headwordworkout
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈwɝk.aʊt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,353
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « workout » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).workouttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « waza » (#75,351), « Waldemar » (#75,350), « WWII » (#75,356). Parmi 549 lemmes en « W », « workout » est au #75,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

workout is uncommon French at frequency #75,353 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈwɝk.aʊt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for workout in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is workout, spelled W-O-R-K-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Séance, une période d’exercices physiques.
  2. 2
    Programme d’exercices spécifiques, en particulier pour atteindre un but donné.
  3. 3
    Exercice, entraînement ; activité qui nécessite un effort physique ou mental important, ou qui produit une contrainte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The following guidelines for smart weekly scheduling can simplify this piece of the planning: Swim three or four workouts each week.
  2. If athletes do too much too soon, they will be stiff and sore 24 to 48 hours after a new workout.

Synonyms

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 "workout"?
"workout" is spelled W-O-R-K-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈwɝk.aʊt\.
What does "workout" mean?
As a noun, "workout" means: Séance, une période d’exercices physiques.
How do you pronounce "workout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "workout" is \ˈwɝk.aʊt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "workout" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list