Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erlang

/ˈɜːrlæŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
er-lang
IPA
/ˈɜːrlæŋ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

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Etymology

Named after Danish mathematician and engineer Agner Krarup Erlang (1878–1929).

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How do you pronounce erlang?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɜːrlæŋ/.
What does erlang mean?
A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel.
Where does erlang come from?
Named after Danish mathematician and engineer Agner Krarup Erlang (1878–1929).

How to pronounce erlang

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “erlang”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɜːrlæŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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