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noun

der Rang, ¨-e

rank · place

Eine Stellung oder Position, die jemand im Vergleich zu anderen hat, zum Beispiel in einer Gruppe, Organisation oder Gesellschaft.

Meaning (English)

Rang mainly means rank or status/standing in a hierarchy (social, professional, military, etc.). It can also mean a grade/level in an ordered system.

Multiple meanings

  1. Rank / status (hierarchy)

    • Er hat einen hohen Rang in der Firma.
      “He has a high rank/position in the company.”
    • jemandes Rang und Namen
      “someone’s status and reputation”

  2. Grade / level (classification)

    • im Rang eines Professors
      “with the rank/standing of a professor”
    • in den Rang einer Hauptstadt erhoben
      “elevated to the status of a capital”

Word parts (morphology)

  • Rang is a simple noun (no separable prefix/compound parts).
  • Related forms:
    • rangieren (verb): to rank, to classify; also to shunt/switch railway cars
    • rangig (adj.): of rank, high-ranking (hochrangig)

German synonyms

Depending on context:

  • Rang (hierarchy): Stellung, Position, Status, Ansehen, Würde, Dienstgrad (especially military)
  • Rang (classification): Stufe, Grad, Kategorie, Klasse

German antonyms (when applicable)

  • For “high rank/status”: niedriger Rang, niedrige Stellung, Unterordnung
  • For “status/standing”: Bedeutungslosigkeit (being insignificant), Geringachtung (low esteem) depending on nuance

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Examples

Sie hat im Unternehmen einen hohen Rang.noun

She has a high rank in the company.

Unsere Mannschaft liegt auf dem zweiten Rang.noun

Our team is in second place.

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