prang
/ˈpɹeɪ̯ŋ/noun, verb
prang is spelled P-R-A-N-G: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prang means “An aeroplane crash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prang is prangs.
How many letters and syllables are in prang?
| Letters | 5: P-R-A-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 prang?
Prang appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 prang?
- /ˈpɹæŋ/
- [ˈpʰɹʷæŋ]
- US /ˈpɹeɪ̯ŋ/
Prang has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-prang.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prang?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prang 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 prang
- prangs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pranging participle, present
- pranged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prang mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedslangAn aeroplane crash.
- 2
datedslangA bombing raid.
- 3
CommonwealthIrelandUKinformalAn accident involving a motor vehicle, typically minor and without casualties.
- 4
USslangCrack cocaine.
- 5
A type of tower or spire featured in some Buddhist temples of Cambodia and Thailand.
verb
- 1
datedslangTo crash an aeroplane.
- 2
AustraliaUKinformalTo crash; to have an accident while controlling a vehicle.
- 3
AustraliaUKinformalTo damage (the vehicle one is driving) in an accident; to have a minor collision with (another motor vehicle).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prang come from?
Originally World War II Royal Air Force slang; probably imitative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).