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banger

bang·erUK /ˈbæŋ.ə/noun

banger is spelled B-A-N-G-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (bang·er). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, banger means “A firework that makes a bang” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of banger is bangers.

How many letters and syllables are in banger?

Letters6: B-A-N-G-E-R
Syllables2: bang·er
In writing1.0 times per million words; the 28,214th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Rhymes with
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 banger?

Banger appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,214th 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 banger?

  • UK /ˈbæŋ.ə/
  • UK [ˈbæŋ.ə]
  • /ˈbæŋ.ɚ/

Banger has 2 syllables, split bang·er in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_banger.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-banger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with banger?

4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as banger from its last stressed vowel (/æŋə/, British pronunciation):

Spelled with the same letters in another order: graben.

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 banger

  • bangers plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does banger mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    UKA firework that makes a bang.

  2. 2

    slangA person who has sex.

  3. 3

    slangAn old, worn-out car. From a stereotypical one backfiring, making banging noises.

  4. 4

    USslangA car or an engine; referring to the cylinders of an engine in a car. From the explosive bangs on every cylinder firing.

    He drives a little four-banger to work.

  5. 5

    slangA powerfully energetic or exceptional song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.

  6. 6

    slangAny particularly good or pleasing thing.

  7. 7

    slangA good or popular post.

    can’t stop getting bangers

  8. 8

    One of the rocks that end up crashing against another, making banging sounds, after a throw.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Banger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchtube (very good piece of music)
GermanBrett (very good piece of music)
Spanishtemazo, rolona (very good piece of music), golazo (a spectacular goal in football)
Portuguesegolaço (a spectacular goal in football)

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 banger come from?

From bang + -er. The sausages were so called because of their excess water content and impervious skin, leading to the risk of explosion if not punctured before cooking.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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