hangouts

\hæŋ.aʊts\

/\hæŋ.aʊts\/ noun

The verdict

“hangouts” is uncommon French (frequency #84,863 among 109,908 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,863
frequency rank, French
109,908
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de hangout.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hangouts · hangouts · French

hangouts · rank #84,863 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,863
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 109,908
  • PHOTO-FINISH haku

Nearest frequency peer: haku (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “hangouts”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “hangouts” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for hangouts
PropertyValue
Headwordhangouts
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\hæŋ.aʊts\
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,863
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hangouts” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). hangouts lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hangouts is uncommon French at frequency #84,863 among 109,908 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \hæŋ.aʊts\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de hangout.".

hangouts has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hangouts, spelled H-A-N-G-O-U-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de hangout.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hangouts"?
"hangouts" is spelled H-A-N-G-O-U-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \hæŋ.aʊts\.
What does "hangouts" mean?
As a noun, "hangouts" means: Pluriel de hangout.
How do you pronounce "hangouts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hangouts" is \hæŋ.aʊts\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hangouts" come from?
"hangouts" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hangouts", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list