# hookup

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhʊkʌp/ · frequency rank #22,996

## Definitions
1. A connection.
2. A brief sexual relationship or encounter.
3. A sexual partner.

## Etymology
A deverbal from hook up.

## Easily confused with
- **hoop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hookup-vs-hoop)
- **hook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hook-vs-hookup)
- **hooks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooks-vs-hookup)
- **hooked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooked-vs-hookup)
- **hooker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hooker-vs-hookup)
- **hookah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hookah-vs-hookup)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhookup`, `hokoup`, `hokup`, `hookkup`, `hookpu`, `hookupp`, `hooukp`, `ohokup`

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