clangour
clan·gour/ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ɚ/noun, verb
clangour is spelled C-L-A-N-G-O-U-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables (clan·gour). It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clangour means “A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clangour is clangours.
How many letters and syllables are in clangour?
| Letters | 8: C-L-A-N-G-O-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: clan·gour |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 clangour?
Clangour appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 clangour?
- UK /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/
- US /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ɚ/
Clangour has 2 syllables, split clan·gour in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clangour.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clangour?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clangour from its last stressed vowel (/æŋəɹ/):
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 clangour
- clangours plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- clangor US
- clangouring participle, present
- clangoured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clangour mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUKA loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
verb
- 1
CanadaUKTo make a clanging sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clangour in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din:
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 clangour come from?
Borrowed from Latin clangor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).