Gang

[ɡaŋ]

/[ɡaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Gang” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,106 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#2,106
frequency rank, German
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Art und Weise eines Menschen oder Tieres zu gehen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Gang vs GG
25% similar
Gang vs gar
25% similar
Gang vs Gas
50% similar

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

Key facts for Gang
PropertyValue
HeadwordGang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɡaŋ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,106
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gang” sits in German 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). Gang lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Gang is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡaŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,106 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gang, with forms such as "agng", "gagn", and "gangg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GG", "gar", "Gas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gang, spelled G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art und Weise eines Menschen oder Tieres zu gehen
  2. 2
    Zurücklegen eines (bestimmten) Weges
  3. 3
    Erledigung einer bestimmten Besorgung, für die ein Weg zurückgelegt werden muss
  4. 4
    lang gezogener Verbindungsraum in Gebäuden, in Tierbehausungen oder im Bergbau
  5. 5
    freier Raum zwischen Sitzreihen (in Kirche, Kino, Stadion, Theater, Zug)
  6. 6
    Hausflur
  7. 7
    enge Gasse
  8. 8
    beständiges Laufen, Betrieb einer Maschine oder eines Apparates
  9. 9
    Ablauf oder Verlauf einer Handlung
  10. 10
    Schaltstufe eines Getriebes
  11. 11
    einzelnes Gericht einer Speisenfolge
  12. 12
    Abschnitt eines mehrteiligen Duells oder Zweikampfes
  13. 13
    Verbindung zwischen Organen
  14. 14
    Füllung einer Spalte innerhalb eines Gesteinskörpers

Synonyms

SchrittartHausflurTürgangTwieteAblaufFortschreitenSchaltstufeÜbersetzung

This word in other languages

gait(English)marcha(Español)démarche(Français)prato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agng,gagn,gangg,ganng,ggang,gnag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gang - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agng2gagn2gangg1ganng1ggang1gnag2
Edit distance from "Gang"

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 "Gang"?
"Gang" is spelled G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡaŋ].
What does "Gang" mean?
As a noun, "Gang" means: Art und Weise eines Menschen oder Tieres zu gehen
What words are commonly confused with "Gang"?
"Gang" is commonly confused with "GG", "gar", "Gas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gang" is [ɡaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gang" come from?
"Gang" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Gang”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡaŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “GG” - see the side-by-side comparison. Gang vs GG
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list