# dang

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdæŋ/ · frequency rank #12,030

## Definitions
1. Damn.

## Etymology
First attested in c. 1797, a minced oath of damn.

## Easily confused with
- **DG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dg)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-day)
- **dog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dog)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-don)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dna)
- **dig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dig)
- **den** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-den)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dug)
- **das** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-das)
- **DNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dnc)
- **DIN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-din)
- **dat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dat)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dun)
- **dar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dar)
- **DAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-daw)
- **Dax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dax)
- **dao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dao)
- **dap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dap)
- **DNR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dnr)
- **DnB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dnb)

## Common misspellings (6)
`adng`, `dagn`, `dangg`, `danng`, `ddang`, `dnag`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dang