ranc
[raɳ(k)]
The verdict
“ranc” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinkend, lahm (bei Tier und Mensch, sowie übertragen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-ranc · ranc · German
ranc · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ranc |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [raɳ(k)] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ranc“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ranc is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [raɳ(k)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hinkend, lahm (bei Tier und Mensch, sowie übertragen)".
Zero misspellings are on record for ranc in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 ranc, spelled R-A-N-C.
Definition
- 1hinkend, lahm (bei Tier und Mensch, sowie übertragen)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.