let on vs out

let on is not a noun while out is a noun.

let on is not an adjective while out is an adjective.

let on and out both are verbs.

let on is not an adverb while out is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
let on	No	No	Yes	No
out	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, out is a hyponym of let on; that is, out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than let on:

let on: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
out: reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle

Other hyponyms of let on include blackwash, muckrake, blow, come out, come out of the closet, spring, betray, bewray, confide, leak, babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle, reveal.

let on (noun)	out (noun)
	(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

let on (adjective)	out (adjective)
	not allowed to continue to bat or run
	being out or having grown cold
	outside or external
	excluded from use or mention
	not worth considering as a possibility
	outer or outlying
	directed outward or serving to direct something outward
	knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
	no longer fashionable
	out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election

let on (verb)	out (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	be made known; be disclosed or revealed
	reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle
	to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

let on (adverb)	out (adverb)
	away from home
	from one's possession
	moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden

Difference between let on and out

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