kang

\kɑ̃ŋ\

/\kɑ̃ŋ\/ noun

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The verdict

“kang” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,495. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,495
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lit en briques chauffé de l’intérieur, au nord de la Chine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kang · kang · French

kang · rank #27,495 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,495
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kabyles

Nearest frequency peer: Kabyles (-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 « kang »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « kang » 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).

kang vs kg
50% similar
kang vs ken
50% similar
kang vs kay
50% similar

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

Key facts for kang
PropertyValue
Headwordkang
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɑ̃ŋ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,495
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kang »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.kangse 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 « Kabyles » (#27,494), « Laborde » (#27,496), « jap » (#27,493). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kang » est au #27,495. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kang (IPA \kɑ̃ŋ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,495 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Lit en briques chauffé de l’intérieur, au nord de la Chine.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kang, with forms such as "akng", "kagn", and "kangg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kg", "ken", "kay", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is kang, spelled K-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lit en briques chauffé de l’intérieur, au nord de la Chine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au fond du boudoir et du salon, près des fenêtres, sont les inévitables kang, qui servent à la fois, dans le nord de la Chine, de lits et de cheminées.
  2. Wang Meizi se tenait au chevet de Belle-sœur Wang, la petite Huan était accroupie sur le kang, toutes trois silencieuses.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akng
  • kagn
  • kangg
  • kanng
  • kkang
  • knag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kang - 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.

akng2kagn2kangg1kanng1kkang1knag2
Edit distance from "kang"

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 "kang"?
"kang" is spelled K-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \kɑ̃ŋ\.
What does "kang" mean?
As a noun, "kang" means: Lit en briques chauffé de l’intérieur, au nord de la Chine.
What words are commonly confused with "kang"?
"kang" is commonly confused with "kg", "ken", "kay". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kang" is \kɑ̃ŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kang" come from?
"kang" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list