# handout vs hangout

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### handout
*noun · IPA /ˈhændaʊt/ · frequency rank #28,942*
An act of handing out something.

### hangout
*noun · frequency rank #24,776*
A place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handout-vs-hangout