krang
/ˈkɹæŋ/noun
krang is spelled K-R-A-N-G: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, krang means “The portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed, especially the flesh and organs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of krang is krangs.
How many letters and syllables are in krang?
| Letters | 5: K-R-A-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is krang?
Krang appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 krang?
- /ˈkɹæŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-krang.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of krang
- krangs plural
- crang
- kreng
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does krang mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed, especially the flesh and organs.
- 2
Anything that remains after flensing (not necessarily from a whale).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does krang come from?
From Dutch kreng (“a carcass”), from Middle Dutch crenge (“carrion, carcass”), compare with Old English cringan (“to fall, yield, cringe”). Cognate with Danish kreng (“a carcass”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).