cangue
\kɑ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“cangue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de carcan portatif dont on fait usage en Asie et surtout en Chine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cangue · cangue · French
cangue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cangue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɑ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cangue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cangue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɑ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cangue in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cangue, spelled C-A-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de carcan portatif dont on fait usage en Asie et surtout en Chine.
- 2Poids ou douleur au niveau des épaules.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cangue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Puis il lui en donna si fort sur le crâne que la panse de l’instrument creva, et que le fanfaron, passant la tête au travers, resta pris par le col comme dans une cangue chinoise.
Il est entré dans la Révolution par la porte des sacristies, comme un missionnaire allant au-devant de la cangue en Chine ; et il y apportera une ardeur cruelle, des besoins d’excommunier les mécréants, de flageller les tièdes — quitte à être, lui-même, percé de flèches, et crucifié avec les clous sales de la calomnie !
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.