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rank

/ˈɹeɪ̯ŋk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
rank
IPA
/ˈɹeɪ̯ŋk/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

Obsolete

adj

Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

Obsolete

adj

Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

Obsolete

adj

Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

Obsolete

adj

Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

Informal; Obsolete

adj

Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

Obsolete

adj

Having a very strong, bad taste or odor.

adj

complete, unmitigated, utter.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English rank (“strong, proud”), from Old English ranc (“proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent, forward, overbearing, showy, ostentatious, splendid, bold, valiant, noble, brave, strong, full-grown, mature”), from Proto-West Germanic *rank, from Proto-Germanic *rankaz (“straight”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Dutch rank (“slender, slim”), Low German rank (“slender, projecting, lank”), Danish rank (“straight, erect, slender”), Swedish rank (“slender, shaky, wonky”), Icelandic rakkur (“straight, slender, bold, valiant”). The sense referring to taste or odor is possibly influenced by rancor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₃reǵ-, rank, ranc, *rank, *rankaz, *hring

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹeɪ̯ŋk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ranker (comparative) more rank (comparative) rankest (superlative) most rank (superlative) ranck (alternative, obsolete) ranks (plural) ranks (present, singular) ranking (participle, present) ranked (participle, past) ranked (past)

Derived Forms

outrank overrank ranken rankful rankish rankly rankness corank forerank multirank rankism rankist

Phrases

air rank back rank back-rank mate break rank cab off the rank cab rank cab-rank rule circuit rank

Synonyms

stinky smelly pongy gamy thorough virulent condition place

Antonyms

file

Rhymes With

thank bank frank tank blank drank hank prank sank flank crank plank

Questions

How do you pronounce rank?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪ̯ŋk/.
What does rank mean?
Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.
Where does rank come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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