yang
\jɑ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“yang” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,285. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,285
- frequency rank, French
- 198
- “Y” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Une des deux forces, le coté actif, de la réalité dans la philosophie et la médecine chinoise, associée à la lumière, au soleil, à la chaleur, à la sécheresse et à la fonction.
Corpus desk
Index FR-yang · yang · French
yang · rank #12,285 · 6 variants · 18 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,285
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 198
- PHOTO-FINISH XVe
Nearest frequency peer: XVe (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “yang”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- VIP
VIP
87,719 corpus weight
- voudront
voudront
87,718 corpus weight
- XVe
XVe
87,717 corpus weight
- yang
yang
87,716 corpus weight
- zombie
zombie
87,715 corpus weight
- égyptiens
égyptiens
87,714 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “yang” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \jɑ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #12,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yang” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around yang (IPA \jɑ̃ɡ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,285 among 198 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Une des deux forces, le coté actif, de la réalité dans la philosophie et la médecine chinoise, associée à la lumière, au soleil, à la chaleur, à la sécheresse et à la fonction.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for yang, with forms such as "ayng", "yagn", and "yangg". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "yen", "yon", "yin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is yang, spelled Y-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Une des deux forces, le coté actif, de la réalité dans la philosophie et la médecine chinoise, associée à la lumière, au soleil, à la chaleur, à la sécheresse et à la fonction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how yang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce sont les deux premiers principes de la philosophie chinoise ; l’un passif et ténébreux, le Yin ; l’autre actif et lumineux, le Yang ; l’un mâle, le Yang ; et l’autre femelle, le Yin.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ayng
- yagn
- yangg
- yanng
- ynag
- yyang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of yang - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "yang", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.