tangerine
/ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/
"tangerine" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tangerine” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #31,373 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,373
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A slightly ovoid, orange-coloured citrus fruit with a rough peel and a sour-sweet taste which is larger than a clementine and sometimes classed as a variety of mandarin orange.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tangerine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,373 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tangerine” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for tangerine is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,373 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tangerine, with forms such as "atngerine", "tagnerine", and "tanegrine". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Tanger + -ine, after Tangier, Morocco. The correct English form is tangerine, spelled T-A-N-G-E-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A slightly ovoid, orange-coloured citrus fruit with a rough peel and a sour-sweet taste which is larger than a clementine and sometimes classed as a variety of mandarin orange.
- 2A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
- 3A tree that produces tangerines.
Etymology
From French Tanger + -ine, after Tangier, Morocco.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atngerine,tagnerine,tanegrine,tangeirne,tangerien,tangerinne,tangernie,tangerrine,tanggerine,tangreine,tanngerine,tnagerine,ttangerine
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tangerine - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tangerine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-A-N-G-E-R-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.