gange
verb
gange is spelled G-A-N-G-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gange means “To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gange?
| Letters | 5: G-A-N-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gange?
Gange appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 gange?
Gange has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gange
- ganges present, singular, he/she/it
- ganging participle, present
- ganged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gange mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire.
- 2
To attach (a fishhook) to a line or snell, as by knotting the line around the shank of the hook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).