cangue
/kæŋ/
"cangue" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cangue” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cangue |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kæŋ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cangue” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cangue is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kæŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for cangue in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French cangue, from Portuguese canga. The correct English form is cangue, spelled C-A-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1A heavy wooden collar or yoke borne on the shoulders and enclosing the neck and arms, formerly used in East Asia to punish thieves and other criminals.
Etymology
From French cangue, from Portuguese canga.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “cangue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-N-G-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kæŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.