# hangout

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #24,776

## Definitions
1. A place for hanging out; an informal meeting-place.
2. A casual meeting for informal chat.

## Etymology
From hang + out, as a deverbal from hang out.

## Easily confused with
- **handout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handout-vs-hangout)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ahngout`, `hagnout`, `hanggout`, `hangotu`, `hangoutt`, `hanguot`, `hanngout`, `hanogut`, `hhangout`, `hnagout`

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