Tanger

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The verdict

“Tanger” is uncommon German (frequency #56,578 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,578
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - linker Nebenfluss der Elbe, der nach etwa 33 km in Tangermünde in die Elbe mündet

Corpus desk

Index DE-tanger · Tanger · German

Tanger · rank #56,578 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,578
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tagesanbruch

Nearest frequency peer: Tagesanbruch (-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 „Tanger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tanger
PropertyValue
HeadwordTanger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,578
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tanger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tagesanbruch“ (#56,577), „Teekanne“ (#56,579), „Tadschikistan“ (#56,576). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tanger“ bei #56,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tanger is uncommon German at frequency #56,578 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "linker Nebenfluss der Elbe, der nach etwa 33 km in Tangermünde in die Elbe mündet".

Tanger has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Tanger, spelled T-A-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    linker Nebenfluss der Elbe, der nach etwa 33 km in Tangermünde in die Elbe mündet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mobile Ferienhäuser für das Camp stehen auf dem Platz am Tanger.“
  2. „Neu ist deshalb, dass am Tanger und unterhalb der Schlossfreiheit Pkw maximal 9 Stunden parken dürfen.“

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 "Tanger"?
"Tanger" is spelled T-A-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Tanger" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tanger" means: linker Nebenfluss der Elbe, der nach etwa 33 km in Tangermünde in die Elbe mündet
How do you pronounce "Tanger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tanger" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tanger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Säufer#56,575topfit#56,588Treffs#56,592Tumors#56,598

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list