serang
noun
serang is spelled S-E-R-A-N-G: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Serang, the name). As a noun, serang means “A native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of serang is serangs.
How many letters and syllables are in serang?
| Letters | 6: S-E-R-A-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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; 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 serang?
Serang appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Serang, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with serang?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as serang.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sanger.
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 serang
- serangs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does serang mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA native Indian boatswain; a lascar captain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does serang come from?
From Persian سرهنگ (sarhang, “commander”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).