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Rang

German, noun

Rang is spelled R-A-N-G (4 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written German, the 2,344th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rang is a German masculine noun meaning “rank, a level in a hierarchy (but not so much an according title, for which Dienstgrad and Amtsbezeichnung / Amtstitel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, rang is a different word: “first/third-person singular preterite of ringen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stufe in einer Hierarchie”.

What does Rang mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinerank, a level in a hierarchy (but not so much an according title, for which Dienstgrad and Amtsbezeichnung / Amtstitel)

    Ein Hauptmann und ein Kapitänleutnant haben denselben Rang.

  2. 2

    masculineprestige, high degree of esteem

    ein Sänger von Rang

  3. 3

    masculineplace (in a result, table)

  4. 4

    masculinebalcony, gallery (platform in a theater)

    Wir hatten Plätze im obersten Rang.

  5. 5

    masculinestands of a stadium

    Die Antwort war ein gellendes Pfeifkonzert von den Rängen.

verb

as rang
  1. 1

    first/third-person singular preterite of ringen

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Stufe in einer Hierarchie 2. Platzierung in einem Wettbewerb 3. hinterer, erhöhter Besucherbereich im Kino oder Theater

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Rang

  • Ranges genitive
  • Rangs genitive
  • Ränge plural
  • Range dative singular
  • Rängen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to Rang

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Rang in German?

Rang appears 35 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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