# outgoing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,207

## Definitions
1. Extroverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably; outgiving.
2. Going out, on its way out.
3. Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).

## Etymology
From outgo + -ing, out + going.

## Easily confused with
- **outing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outgoing-vs-outing)
- **outlying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outgoing-vs-outlying)
- **ongoing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ongoing-vs-outgoing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`otugoing`, `ougtoing`, `outggoing`, `outgiong`, `outgoign`, `outgoingg`, `outgoinng`, `outgonig`, `outoging`, `outtgoing`, `uotgoing`

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