rangy
/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/adjective
rangy is spelled R-A-N-G-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, rangy means “Slender and long of limb; lanky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rangy?
| Letters | 5: R-A-N-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 rangy?
Rangy appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 rangy?
- /ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒi/
Rangy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-rangy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rangy?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as rangy.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: angry.
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 rangy
- rangier comparative
- rangiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rangy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Slender and long of limb; lanky.
For an accountant, Robert had a rangy appearance.
- 2
Prone to roaming around.
rangy cattle
- 3
Having or permitting range or scope; roomy; commodious.
- 4
Requiring a large vocal range; having a great difference from the highest to the lowest notes.
The Star Spangled Banner has been criticized as too rangy for many people to sing along to comfortably.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rangy come from?
From range + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).