hang glider
/hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/
"hang-glider" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hang glider” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hang-glider · hang glider · English
hang glider · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hang glider |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “hang glider” in English
Rare enough to double-check
hang glider is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /hæŋ ˈɡlaɪdə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hang glider, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang”) + gleiten (“glide”). The correct English form is hang glider, spelled H-A-N-G- -G-L-I-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite from which a rider is suspended in a harness.
- 2The rider of such a craft.
Etymology
Calque of German Hängegleiter, from hängen (“hang”) + gleiten (“glide”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.