# outing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,016

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From out + -ing. Compare Old English yting ("outing, journey").

## Easily confused with
- **owing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outing-vs-owing)
- **owning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outing-vs-owning)
- **outline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outing-vs-outline)
- **outlying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outing-vs-outlying)
- **oozing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oozing-vs-outing)
- **offing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offing-vs-outing)
- **ousting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ousting-vs-outing)
- **outgoing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outgoing-vs-outing)

## Common misspellings (8)
`otuing`, `ouitng`, `outign`, `outingg`, `outinng`, `outnig`, `outting`, `uoting`

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