tangos

\tɑ̃.ɡɔ\

/\tɑ̃.ɡɔ\/ noun

The verdict

“tangos” is uncommon French (frequency #79,792 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,792
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-tangos · tangos · French

tangos · rank #79,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,792
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tangentes

Nearest frequency peer: tangentes (-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 « tangos »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « tangos » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tangos
PropertyValue
Headwordtangos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɑ̃.ɡɔ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tangos » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).tangostombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « tangentes » (#79,791), « tapisser » (#79,793), « TDM » (#79,794). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tangos » est au #79,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tangos is uncommon French at frequency #79,792 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɑ̃.ɡɔ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de tango.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tangos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is tangos, spelled T-A-N-G-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de tango.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y avait, paraît-il, rue des Martyrs à Montmartre, un accordéoniste d’origine roumaine, qui jouait à merveille des tangos argentins et des valses musette, dans un cabaret à la mode, fréquenté par des artistes.

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 "tangos"?
"tangos" is spelled T-A-N-G-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɑ̃.ɡɔ\.
What does "tangos" mean?
As a noun, "tangos" means: Pluriel de tango.
How do you pronounce "tangos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tangos" is \tɑ̃.ɡɔ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list