Gang

\ɡaŋ\

/\ɡaŋ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Gang” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,348. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,348
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couloir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-gang · Gang · French

Gang · rank #5,348 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,348
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH fréquemment

Nearest frequency peer: fréquemment (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Gang »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Gang » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Gang vs GG
25% similar
Gang vs GN
25% similar
Gang vs gap
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Gang
PropertyValue
HeadwordGang
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡaŋ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,348
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Gang »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Gangse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fréquemment » (#5,347), « harcèlement » (#5,349), « fameuse » (#5,346). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « Gang » est au #5,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Gang (IPA \ɡaŋ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,348 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gang, with forms such as "agng", "gagn", and "gangg". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "GG", "GN", "gap", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Gang, spelled G-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couloir.
  2. 2
    Trajet, action d’aller suivant un certain parcours.
  3. 3
    Démarche, façon d’aller.
  4. 4
    Déplacement, diligence nécessitant de se déplacer quelque part.
  5. 5
    Vitesse, rapport, niveau de transmission dans un véhicule.
  6. 6
    Plat parmi plusieurs autres servi dans un repas.
  7. 7
    Allée entre deux rangées de sièges.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Gang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir mussten uns die Toilette im Gang mit anderen teilen.
  2. Wer zu (Jakob) Fried vordringen will, geht durch einen schmalen Gang – vorbei an rund 40 Rennrädern aus den 1980er-Jahren. Auch von der Decke baumeln die Drahtesel, darunter die eine oder andere heißbegehrte Rarität.

Synonyms

Flur

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agng
  • gagn
  • gangg
  • ganng
  • ggang
  • gnag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gang - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

agng2gagn2gangg1ganng1ggang1gnag2
Edit distance from "Gang"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Gang"?
"Gang" is spelled G-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡaŋ\.
What does "Gang" mean?
As a noun, "Gang" means: Couloir.
What words are commonly confused with "Gang"?
"Gang" is commonly confused with "GG", "GN", "gap". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Gang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gang" is \ɡaŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Gang" come from?
"Gang" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gang", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kong#5,357Caen#5,321brun#5,320west#5,306

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

pouce6 variantstaire6 variantsRyan6 variantsRhin6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list