rang
French, noun/ʁɑ̃/
rang is spelled R-A-N-G (4 letters) and appears 38 times per million words in written French, the 2,172nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rang is a French masculine noun meaning “row or line of things placed side-by-side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ordre, disposition de plusieurs personnes ou de plusieurs choses sur une même ligne. File, alignement”.
What does rang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerow or line of things placed side-by-side
- 2
masculinerank or position in a series or hierarchy
- 3
masculinea knitting course
- 4
Canadamasculinea series of land plots narrower than deep, running perpendicular to a river or road
- 5
Canadamasculinethe road serving such a series of plots
- 6
masculinethe non-officers of an army, taken as a group
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ordre, disposition de plusieurs personnes ou de plusieurs choses sur une même ligne. File, alignement. 2. Ensemble de soldats alignés les uns à côté des autres. 3. Troupe des soldats, à l'exclusion des officiers. 4. Troupe des soldats, à l'exclusion des officiers.
noun: 1. Nom du toit à porcs.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rang
- rangs plural
- ran
- ranc
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rang?
- France /ʁɑ̃/
- Quebec /ʁã/
- \ʁɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rang
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rang in French?
rang appears 38 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).