mang
/ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/preposition, verb
mang is spelled M-A-N-G: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a preposition, mang means “Amid, amongst, among” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mang?
| Letters | 4: M-A-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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; 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 mang?
Mang appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 mang?
- /ˈmæŋ/
- [ˈmæŋ]
- US /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ/
Mang 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-mang.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with mang
Also written: man.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with mang?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mang from its last stressed vowel (/eɪŋ/):
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 mang
- mangs present, singular, he/she/it
- manging participle, present
- manged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mang mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
preposition
- 1
Amid, amongst, among.
verb
- 1
To mix.
It's all manged up together.
- 2
datedrareslangTo beg; to beg for money.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mang come from?
From Middle English mang, mangis, imang, emang, variants of Middle English on mang, in mange, from Old English on ġemang. More at among.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).