ganging
/ˈɡæn.d͡ʒɪŋ/noun, verb
ganging is spelled G-A-N-G-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ganging means “A leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ganging is gangings.
How many letters and syllables are in ganging?
| Letters | 7: G-A-N-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ganging?
Ganging appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 ganging?
- /ˈɡæn.d͡ʒɪŋ/
As a noun (“The formation of a gang or clique”): /ˈɡæŋ.ɪŋ/.
Ganging has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ganging.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ganging?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ganging.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: nagging.
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 ganging
- gangings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ganging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing.
- 2
The formation of a gang or clique.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of gang
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).