tangi
/ˈtaŋi/noun
tangi is spelled T-A-N-G-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tangi means “A Maori dirge, or song for the dead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tangi is tangis.
How many letters and syllables are in tangi?
| Letters | 5: T-A-N-G-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 tangi?
Tangi appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 tangi?
- /ˈtʌŋi/
- UK /ˈtaŋi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with tangi?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tangi (/aŋi/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: giant.
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 tangi
- tangis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tangi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Maori dirge, or song for the dead.
- 2
Funeral rites; a funeral ceremony, a tangihanga.
- 3
Crying, wailing, especially when seeing someone after a long absence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tangi come from?
Borrowed from Māori tangi (“lament, mourning, funeral ceremony”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).