bang

[baŋ]

/[baŋ]/ adj

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The verdict

“bang” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,238
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Angst und/oder Sorge erfüllt

Corpus desk

Index DE-bang · bang · German

bang · rank #10,238 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,238
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH auswendig

Nearest frequency peer: auswendig (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „bang“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „bang“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bang vs BG
0% similar
bang vs BN
0% similar
bang vs bin
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bang
PropertyValue
Headwordbang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[baŋ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,238
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „bang“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.bangliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „auswendig“ (#10,237), „Beate“ (#10,239), „Ausweg“ (#10,236). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „bang“ bei #10,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bang (IPA [baŋ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,238 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit Angst und/oder Sorge erfüllt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bang, with forms such as "abng", "bagn", and "bangg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BG", "BN", "bin", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is bang, spelled B-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Angst und/oder Sorge erfüllt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bange Träume quälten ihn.
  2. Ihr ist bang(e) zumute.

Synonyms

angstvollangsterfülltängstlich

This word in other languages

fearful(English)apeuré(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abng
  • bagn
  • bangg
  • banng
  • bbang
  • bnag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bang - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abng2bagn2bangg1banng1bbang1bnag2
Edit distance from "bang"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bang"?
"bang" is spelled B-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [baŋ].
What does "bang" mean?
As an adjective, "bang" means: mit Angst und/oder Sorge erfüllt
What words are commonly confused with "bang"?
"bang" is commonly confused with "BG", "BN", "bin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bang" is [baŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bang" come from?
"bang" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Adel#10,215Watt#10,202EuGH#10,275Vieh#10,199

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Beate6 variantsAlois6 variantsAlias6 variantsTuch6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list