outgoing
/aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
outgoing is spelled O-U-T-G-O-I-N-G: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, outgoing means “Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in outgoing?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-G-O-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outgoing?
Outgoing appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce outgoing?
- /aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/
As a noun (“The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure”): /ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ/.
Outgoing has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-outgoing.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-outgoing2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outgoing
- more outgoing comparative
- most outgoing superlative
- outgoings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outgoing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.
Tom is very outgoing and enjoys meeting people; his brother, on the other hand, is painfully shy.
- 2
Going out, on its way out.
Is there any outgoing post?
- 3
Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).
The outgoing politician wasn't too disappointed he'd lost the election; he was tired of political infighting.
noun
- 1
The act of leaving or going out; exit, departure.
- 2
Money that leaves one's possession; expenditure, outlay, expense.
- 3
The extreme limit; the place of ending.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of outgo
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outgoing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kontaktfreudig, aufgeschlossen, gesellig, leutselig , scheidend |
| Portuguese | sainte |
| Spanish | saliente, exiente, egresante |
| French | sortant, démissionnaire |
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.
Where does outgoing come from?
From outgo + -ing, out + going.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).