gank
/ˈɡeɪ̯ŋk/verb
gank is spelled G-A-N-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, gank means “To swindle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gank?
| Letters | 4: G-A-N-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 gank?
Gank appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 gank?
- /ˈɡæŋk/
- [ˈɡæŋk]
- US /ˈɡeɪ̯ŋk/
Gank has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gank.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gank?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gank from its last stressed vowel (/eɪŋk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kang.
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 gank
- ganks present, singular, he/she/it
- ganking participle, present
- ganked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gank mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
slangTo swindle.
- 2
slangTo steal.
- 3
slangTo kill much weaker players in an online video game in such a way that they cannot defend themselves.
Our group totally ganked this guy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gank come from?
1980s, of uncertain origin; possibly imitative or a derivation from gangster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).