gängig
\ˈɡɛŋɪç\
The verdict
“gängig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Courant, courante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gangig · gängig · French
gängig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gängig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɡɛŋɪç\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « gängig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
gängig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɡɛŋɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Courant, courante.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gängig, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 gängig, spelled G-Ä-N-G-I-G.
Definition
- 1Courant, courante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gängig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Miesel hat seinen Aberglauben: In der Tasche seiner Jeans steckt immer ein Legostein, es ist der gängigste, leuchtend rot mit zweimal vier Noppen.
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.