ganger
gang·er/ˈɡæŋɚ/noun
ganger is spelled G-A-N-G-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (gang·er). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ganger means “One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ganger is gangers.
How many letters and syllables are in ganger?
| Letters | 6: G-A-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: gang·er |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 ganger?
Ganger appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 ganger?
- UK /ˈɡæŋə/
- US /ˈɡæŋɚ/
- /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋɚ/
Ganger has 2 syllables, split gang·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ganger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ganger?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ganger from its last stressed vowel (/æŋəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: grange, nagger.
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 ganger
- gangers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ganger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandOne who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
- 2
A horse that goes quickly.
- 3
One who oversees a gang of workmen.
- 4
One who is employed in conveying the coal through the gangways.
- 5
A length of chain, one end of which is fastened to an anchor when let go, when the other end is fastened to a hawser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ganger come from?
From Middle English ganger, from Old English gangere (“a ganger, footman”), equivalent to gang + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gunger, West Frisian gonger, Dutch ganger, German Gänger, Danish gjænger, ganger, Swedish gängare, Icelandic gangari.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).