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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stanger

/stˈæŋɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
stanger
IPA
/stˈæŋɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * English surname, probably derived from Middle English stang (“pole”) and possibly being a topographic surname fro someone who lived by a pole or stake * Orcadian habitational surname, from a minor place called Stanagar, in the parish of Stromness. * Borrowed from German Stanger, an occupational surname for a maker of shafts.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Stangers (plural)

Rhymes With

hangar hanger banger langer sanger tanger ganger wanger schlanger spranger fanger zanger

Questions

How do you pronounce stanger?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈæŋɚ/.
What does stanger mean?
A surname.
Where does stanger come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce stanger

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