slang
\slɑ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“slang” is uncommon French (frequency #92,201 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,201
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Argot anglophone.
Corpus desk
Index FR-slang · slang · French
slang · rank #92,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,201
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH singapourienne
Nearest frequency peer: singapourienne (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « slang »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Sibille
Sibille
7,804 corpus weight
- Sidy
Sidy
7,803 corpus weight
- signalisati…
signalisations
7,802 corpus weight
- singapourie…
singapourienne
7,801 corpus weight
- slang
slang
7,800 corpus weight
- slay
slay
7,799 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « slang » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \slɑ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #92,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « slang » en français
Rare enough to double-check
slang is uncommon French at frequency #92,201 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \slɑ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Argot anglophone.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for slang, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is slang, spelled S-L-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Argot anglophone.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how slang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Twain fut un des premiers auteurs provenant des terres intérieures des États-Unis qui a su capturer la distinction, le slang comique et l’iconoclasme de sa nation.
J’ai même dû prendre mes repas ailleurs qu’ici, pour la raison imprévue et amusante que l’Hôtel du Progrès est bondé d’Américains et d’Anglais, qu’on n’y parle que notre langue et tous les slangs de Londres, de Liverpool, […]
This word in other languages
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.
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