pang

[pæŋ̩]

/[pæŋ̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“pang” is uncommon German (frequency #79,563 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,563
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzlicher Schmerz, Stechen, Stich

Corpus desk

Index DE-pang · pang · German

pang · rank #79,563 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,563
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paketboten

Nearest frequency peer: Paketboten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „pang“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „pang“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pang
PropertyValue
Headwordpang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pæŋ̩]
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,563
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pang“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.pangfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Paketboten“ (#79,562), „Panzerdivision“ (#79,564), „paart“ (#79,561). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pang“ bei #79,563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pang is uncommon German at frequency #79,563 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pæŋ̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

pang doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pang, spelled P-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    plötzlicher Schmerz, Stechen, Stich
  2. 2
    aufschießende Angst, plötzlicher Schmerz, Qual, Weh, Pein

Synonyms

painthroetwingegripedistressagonyanguish

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 "pang"?
"pang" is spelled P-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [pæŋ̩].
What does "pang" mean?
As a noun, "pang" means: plötzlicher Schmerz, Stechen, Stich
How do you pronounce "pang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pang" is [pæŋ̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pang" come from?
"pang" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

OWiG#79,560pero#79,577petz#79,579Napa#79,535

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list