anger
an·ger/ˈæŋɡə/noun, verb
anger is spelled A-N-G-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables (an·ger). It appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anger means “A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anger is angers.
How many letters and syllables are in anger?
| Letters | 5: A-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: an·ger |
| In writing | 26 times per million words; the 3,479th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is anger?
Anger appears 26 times per million words in written English, the 3,479th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce anger?
- UK /ˈæŋɡə/
- UK [ˈæŋɡə] ~ [ˈaŋɡə]
- British /ˈaŋɡə/
Anger has 2 syllables, split an·ger in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-anger.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with anger?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as anger (/æŋɡə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: range, renga.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of anger
- angers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- angering participle, present
- angered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
vent one's anger
- 2
obsoletePain or stinging.
verb
- 1
To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
He who angers you conquers you.
- 2
To become angry.
You anger too easily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colère, ire, courroux, rage, fureur , mettre en colère |
| German | Ärger, Zorn, Wut, Groll, Ingrimm, Grimm |
| Portuguese | raiva, ira , irar, enraivecer, encolerizar |
| Spanish | enfado, enojo, cólera , enojar, enconar, enviscar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does anger come from?
From Middle English anger (“grief, pain, trouble, affliction, vexation, sorrow, wrath”), from Old Norse angr, ǫngr (“affliction, sorrow”) (compare Old Norse ang, ǫng (“troubled”)), from Proto-Germanic *angazaz (“grief, sorrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow, tied together”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).