outing
/ˈaʊtɪŋ/noun, verb
outing is spelled O-U-T-I-N-G: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outing means “A pleasure trip or excursion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outing is outings.
How many letters and syllables are in outing?
| Letters | 6: O-U-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th 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 outing?
Outing appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 outing?
- /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
Outing has 2 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: En-uk-outing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of outing
- outings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pleasure trip or excursion.
- 2
A performance in public, for example in a drama, film, on a musical album, as a sports contestant etc.
- 3
The act of publicly revealing that a person is homosexual or transgender without that person's consent.
- 4
The act of revealing somebody as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of out
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Outing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | excursion, randonnée , outing |
| German | Ausflug, Exkursion , Outing , Auftritt |
| Spanish | exida |
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 outing come from?
From out + -ing. Compare Old English yting ("outing, journey").
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).