dang
/ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/verb, interjection, adjective, adverb, noun
dang is spelled D-A-N-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dang means “Damn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dang?
| Letters | 4: D-A-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th 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 dang?
Dang appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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 dang?
- /ˈdæŋ/
- [ˈdæŋ]
- US /ˈdeɪ̯ŋ/
Dang has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dang.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dang?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dang from its last stressed vowel (/eɪŋ/):
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 dang
- dangs present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- danging participle, present
- danged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dang mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Damn.
- 2
obsoleteTo dash.
interjection
- 1
Damn.
adjective
- 1
Damn.
adverb
- 1
Damn.
noun
- 1
A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal consideration.
I don't give a dang.
- 2
rareA dam (structure placed around a body of water), used because of the homophony between dam and damn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dang come from?
First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).