gangly
/ˈɡæŋɡli/adjective
gangly is spelled G-A-N-G-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, gangly means “Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gangly?
| Letters | 6: G-A-N-G-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 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 gangly?
Gangly appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 gangly?
- US /ˈɡæŋɡli/
Gangly 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)-Vealhurl-gangly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gangly?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gangly from its last stressed vowel (/æŋɡli/):
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 gangly
- ganglier comparative
- gangliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gangly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gangly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dégingandé |
| Spanish | ñango, ñengo, ñengue |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gangly come from?
An American English alteration of gangling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).