Shout out or shoutout?
shout out is a noun meaning “An unscripted mention of the name of a viewer or audience member when on stage…”; shoutout is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of shout-out”. shout out is written as two words and shoutout as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between shout out and shoutout?
| shout out | shoutout | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Meaning | An unscripted mention of the name of a viewer or audience member when on stage, television, etc A section of a web page, profile or blog containing these greetings To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization | Alternative spelling of shout-out |
| Example | Shoutout to Ben for his work on the animation | none recorded |
| Forms | shouts-out, shout-outs | shoutouts |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 1 million words |
Sources: shout out and shoutout in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of shout out and shoutout
shout out
- 1
An unscripted mention of the name of a viewer or audience member when on stage, television, etc
- 2
To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- 3
A section of a web page, profile or blog containing these greetings
- 4
To speak when inappropriate, particularly in a school environment
My teacher said I shouldn't shout out all the time
- 5
A word used to give credit to or express gratitude to someone or something
Shoutout to Ben for his work on the animation
shoutout
- 1
Alternative spelling of shout-out
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, shout out or shoutout?
shout out is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; shoutout about once in every 1 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search shout out vs shoutout?
“shout out vs shoutout” is searched about 110 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“shoutout vs shout out”, “shout out or shoutout”).
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