lang
/ˈlæŋ/noun
lang is spelled L-A-N-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lang means “Clipping of language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lang is langs.
How many letters and syllables are in lang?
| Letters | 4: L-A-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th 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 lang?
Lang appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th 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 lang?
- /ˈlæŋ/
- /ˈleɪ̯ŋ/
- /ˈlɛ̃ŋ/
Lang 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-lang.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lang
- langs plural
- langer comparative
- langest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lang mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Clipping of language.
adjective
- 1
obsoletelong
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lang come from?
Clipping of language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).