rung

Other forms of rung

plural

rungs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rung

What does rung mean?

rung means "a crosspiece between the legs of a chair". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rung?

rung has 1 syllable: rung. In IPA it is /ˈɹʌŋ/.

What is another word for rung?

Close synonyms include round, stave, rundle, spoke. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rung a common word?

rung is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.