hang out
/ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/verb
hang out is spelled H-A-N-G-O-U-T: 7 letters. People search “hang out vs hangout” about 90 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, hang out means “To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hang out?
| Letters | 7: H-A-N-G-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce hang out?
- /ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-hang_out.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hang out
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: hangout (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hang out
- hangs out present, singular, he/she/it
- hanging out participle, present
- hung out participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hang out mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
slangTo spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
After the film, do you want to go hang out?
- 2
slangTo lodge or reside; to exist.
- 3
datedinformalTo be unyielding; to hold out.
The juryman hangs out against an agreement.
- 4
informalTo crave or desperately want (something).
- 5
informalTo endure or delay.
- 6
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.
When a dog pants, its tongue often hangs out of its mouth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hang out in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to do nothing in particular:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | traîner |
| German | abhängen, herumhängen |
| Portuguese | andar com, sair |
| Spanish | pasar el tiempo, pasar el rato, hanguear, janguear, pavear, andar en |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.