hang out
/ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/
"hang-out" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hang out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hang-out · hang out · English
hang out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hang out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hang out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hang out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈhæŋ ˈaʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for hang out in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is hang out, spelled H-A-N-G- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
- 2To lodge or reside; to exist.
- 3To be unyielding; to hold out.
- 4To crave or desperately want (something).
- 5To endure or delay.
- 6Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hang out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After the film, do you want to go hang out?
He hung out with his friends all day yesterday.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.