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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gange

/ɡˈændʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
gange
IPA
/ɡˈændʒ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norman.

verb

To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire.

Transitive verb

verb

To attach (a fishhook) to a line or snell, as by knotting the line around the shank of the hook.

Transitive verb

Etymology

* As an southern English surname, of German origin, from variant of Genge, Gänge, from Middle High German genge (“circulating, common”), from Old High German gengi (“passable”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangī (“passable”); compare also Geng. * Also as a German surname, shortened from names like Wolfgang, Gangulf. * As an Italian surname, Americanized from Gangi.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, genge, gengi, *gangī

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ganges (plural) ganges (present, singular) ganging (participle, present) ganged (participle, past) ganged (past)

Rhymes With

flange stange phalange bange

Questions

How do you pronounce gange?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈændʒ/.
What does gange mean?
A surname from Norman.
Where does gange come from?
It is traced to German.

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