Rank in Different Languages
Discover 'Rank' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Updated on March 6, 2024
Rank
Rank in Sub-Saharan African Languages
| Afrikaans | rang | ||
| The word "rang" in Afrikaans can also mean "rank" or "row". | |||
| Amharic | ደረጃ | ||
| Amharic: "ደረጃ" also means 'grade, level, or degree'. | |||
| Hausa | daraja | ||
| The word 'daraja' also has alternate meanings in Hausa such as 'bridge' and 'platform'. | |||
| Igbo | okwa | ||
| "Okwa" can also refer to a lineage or social status within an Igbo community. | |||
| Malagasy | laharana | ||
| The term "laharana" can also refer to a type of grass or a measure of capacity used in cooking or serving food. | |||
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | udindo | ||
| The word "udindo" can also refer to a line of people or objects or a military or police unit. | |||
| Shona | chinzvimbo | ||
| In Zimbabwe, 'chinzvimbo' may also refer to a traditional dance performed during the harvest season. | |||
| Somali | darajo | ||
| The word "darajo" can also refer to a military rank or a level of status or achievement in Somali. | |||
| Sesotho | boemo | ||
| Swahili | cheo | ||
| Cheo, meaning "rank," derives from a root word meaning "to be high, to rise," suggesting a sense of elevation and status | |||
| Xhosa | isikhundla | ||
| The word "isikhundla" also refers to a traditional political and administrative unit in some Nguni cultures, similar to a ward or district. | |||
| Yoruba | ipo | ||
| The word "ipo" in Yoruba has an alternate meaning of "type" or "kind". | |||
| Zulu | isikhundla | ||
| The term "isikhundla" can also refer to a geographic subdivision within a district in Eswatini, similar to a sub-district or county. | |||
| Bambara | rank (kɛrɛnkɛrɛnnenya la). | ||
| Ewe | ɖoƒe si woɖo | ||
| Kinyarwanda | urwego | ||
| Lingala | molongo ya mosala | ||
| Luganda | eddaala | ||
| Sepedi | maemo | ||
| Twi (Akan) | dibea a ɛwɔ hɔ | ||
Rank in North African & Middle Eastern Languages
| Arabic | مرتبة | ||
| The Arabic word "مرتبة" also means "station, condition, or grade." | |||
| Hebrew | דַרגָה | ||
| The word "דַרגָה" ("rank") in Hebrew derives from the same root as "דרג" ("stair"), signifying its function as a hierarchical step or level. | |||
| Pashto | درجه بندي | ||
| The word "درجه بندي" ("rank") in Pashto can also refer to a class, grade, or level. | |||
| Arabic | مرتبة | ||
| The Arabic word "مرتبة" also means "station, condition, or grade." | |||
Rank in Western European Languages
| Albanian | gradë | ||
| The word 'gradë' also refers to a hill, a height, a steep place. | |||
| Basque | maila | ||
| Maila comes from the Latin term "matricula," denoting a register or list. | |||
| Catalan | rang | ||
| In Catalan, "rang" also means "line" or "row". | |||
| Croatian | rang | ||
| The Croatian word "rang" also means "order" or "hierarchy". | |||
| Danish | rang | ||
| In Danish, "rang" can mean both "rank" and "order", and is related to the German "Rang" and "Ordnung". | |||
| Dutch | rang | ||
| In Dutch, the word "rang" (rank) can also mean "ring" or "circumference". | |||
| English | rank | ||
| The word 'rank' derives from the Old French word 'renc' and shares the same root with 'range' and 'ring'. | |||
| French | rang | ||
| The French word "rang" can also refer to a row in a table or a hierarchy, or the sound of a bell. | |||
| Frisian | rang | ||
| In Frisian, "rang" can also refer to an enclosure for sheep or a small field. | |||
| Galician | rango | ||
| In some dialects "rango" can also mean "series" or "group", while in the dialect of Noia it means "row". | |||
| German | rang | ||
| "Rang" can also mean "row" or "class" in German. | |||
| Icelandic | staða | ||
| The word "staða" can also mean "position", "situation", or "condition" in Icelandic. | |||
| Irish | céim | ||
| The word "céim" in Irish can also refer to a step, stage, or degree. | |||
| Italian | rango | ||
| Rango also means "frog" in Italian. | |||
| Luxembourgish | rangéieren | ||
| Rangéiere (rank) is also a verb meaning 'to put in order' and stems from French ranger, which in turn originates from the Middle Dutch word rangen meaning 'to arrange'. | |||
| Maltese | grad | ||
| In Maltese, "grad" has the same etymology as in English, coming from the Latin "gradus", meaning "step" or "grade". | |||
| Norwegian | rang | ||
| The Norwegian word "rang" can also refer to a series of linked objects, such as a chain or a row of items. | |||
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | classificação | ||
| Classificação can also refer to a classification system, such as the Linnaean taxonomy used in biology. | |||
| Scots Gaelic | inbhe | ||
| It derives from Old Irish imbi "rank" or "foul smelling." | |||
| Spanish | rango | ||
| The noun "rango" (rank) is also used to indicate intervals in musical scales or categories of animals or plants. | |||
| Swedish | rang | ||
| "Rang" is the Swedish word for rank, but it also has the connotation of "order" or "class". | |||
| Welsh | rheng | ||
| Rheng comes from the Welsh word 'rhengo', which in the medieval period referred to an organised troop of men or an 'army'. | |||
Rank in Eastern European Languages
| Belarusian | званне | ||
| The Belarusian word "званне" also has the meaning of "calling, vocation" (e.g. in the religious context). | |||
| Bosnian | čin | ||
| The word "čin" is of Turkish origin and can also refer to "type", "species" or "sort". | |||
| Bulgarian | ранг | ||
| The word "ранг" can also refer to a rank or level in society or hierarchy. | |||
| Czech | hodnost | ||
| The word "hodnost" also means "degree" or "grade" in different contexts, such as "academic degree" or "grade of a student's performance". | |||
| Estonian | koht | ||
| "Koht" is also a homonym for "place, spot, or site" | |||
| Finnish | sijoitus | ||
| The Finnish word "sijoitus" can also refer to an investment. | |||
| Hungarian | rang | ||
| The word "rang" in Hungarian also means "song" or "tune". | |||
| Latvian | rangs | ||
| The Latvian word "rangs" also refers to the "rank" of a military officer. | |||
| Lithuanian | rangas | ||
| The Lithuanian word "rangas" can also mean a person who is clumsy, awkward, or uncoordinated. | |||
| Macedonian | ранг | ||
| The word "ранг" can also mean "order" or "grade" (of something). | |||
| Polish | ranga | ||
| In Polish, 'ranga' also means 'high pitched' when referring to a voice. | |||
| Romanian | rang | ||
| The Romanian word "rang" can also mean "series" or "line," and is a possible cognate of the English word "rank". | |||
| Russian | ранг | ||
| The word "ранг" (rank) in Russian also means "class" or "category". | |||
| Serbian | чин | ||
| The word 'chin', meaning 'rank', is of Turkish, Persian and Arabic origin, derived respectively from 'çîn', meaning 'row', 'chen' and 'şin' ('sin'). | |||
| Slovak | hodnosť | ||
| The word "hodnosť" in Slovak can also refer to "dignity" or "honour". | |||
| Slovenian | čin | ||
| The word "čin" (rank) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *činъ, which also meant "order", "sequence", or "time". | |||
| Ukrainian | звання | ||
| The Ukrainian word "звання" (rank) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *zъvanie, which meant "invitation" or "call." | |||
Rank in South Asian Languages
| Bengali | পদ | ||
| The word "পদ" also means "step" in Bengali, reflecting its usage in the military context. | |||
| Gujarati | ક્રમ | ||
| In Sanskrit, "krama" means "step" or "order". | |||
| Hindi | पद | ||
| The word "पद" can also mean "foot" or "position" in Hindi. | |||
| Kannada | ಶ್ರೇಣಿ | ||
| The word "ಶ್ರೇಣಿ" has Sanskrit origins and also means "line", "row" or "series". | |||
| Malayalam | റാങ്ക് | ||
| In Malayalam, 'റാങ്ക്' ('rank') can also mean 'quality' or 'estimation'. | |||
| Marathi | रँक | ||
| The word "rank" may also refer to someone's social or professional position, such as military rank or academic rank | |||
| Nepali | श्रेणी | ||
| The word श्रेणी in Sanskrit means a line of objects placed one after another (in order) or a series of things so arranged. | |||
| Punjabi | ਰੈਂਕ | ||
| The Punjabi word "ਰੈਂਕ" is derived from the Hindi word "रंग," meaning "color" or "rank," and is also related to the English word "rank," meaning "position" or "relative importance." | |||
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | නිලය | ||
| Tamil | ரேங்க் | ||
| In Tamil, "ரேங்க்" (rank) can also refer to a military or official position or grade. | |||
| Telugu | ర్యాంక్ | ||
| In Telugu, the word "ర్యాంక్" ("rank") can also refer to a row in a matrix or a line of soldiers. | |||
| Urdu | درجہ | ||
| The word "درجہ" can also mean "class" or "grade" in Urdu. | |||
Rank in East Asian Languages
| Chinese (Simplified) | 秩 | ||
| The character "秩" is used in various contexts with meanings ranging from a specific grade in an official ranking system to regular and orderly intervals in time or space. | |||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 秩 | ||
| 秩 can also mean 'order' or 'system' and is used in the term '秩然有序' (orderly) | |||
| Japanese | ランク | ||
| "ランク" has been used since around 1910 to express the rank of soldiers in the Imperial Japanese army, where it was derived from the English word for military rank. | |||
| Korean | 계급 | ||
| The word "계급" (gyeogup) in Korean originally referred to the social class of a person, but now it is commonly used to refer to one's rank or position within an organization. | |||
| Mongolian | зэрэглэл | ||
| "Зэрэглэл" is the Mongolian equivalent of "rank", but can also mean "degree" or "level" in other contexts. | |||
| Myanmar (Burmese) | အဆင့် | ||
Rank in South East Asian Languages
| Indonesian | pangkat | ||
| The Indonesian word "pangkat" is derived from the Sanskrit word "prakrama" meaning "effort" or "excellence". | |||
| Javanese | pangkat | ||
| "Pangkat" in Javanese also means "number" or "order" in sequence. | |||
| Khmer | ឋានៈ | ||
| The word "ឋានៈ" can also refer to a social status or position. | |||
| Lao | ອັນດັບ | ||
| Malay | pangkat | ||
| In Javanese, "pangkat" also refers to "the number of steps in a Javanese gamelan tuning system". | |||
| Thai | อันดับ | ||
| The word "อันดับ" can also mean "order" or "sequence" in Thai. | |||
| Vietnamese | cấp | ||
| "Cấp" also means "urgent" in some contexts. | |||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | ranggo | ||
Rank in Central Asian Languages
| Azerbaijani | rütbə | ||
| "Rütbə" can also mean "order", "degree" or "dignity" in Azerbaijani. | |||
| Kazakh | дәреже | ||
| The word "дәреже" is also used to refer to the order of a differential equation. | |||
| Kyrgyz | ранг | ||
| The word "ранг" in Kyrgyz can also refer to a military or police officer's rank. | |||
| Tajik | рутба | ||
| The word “рутба” (“rank”) is originally an Arabic word, and it also means "growth, development" in Tajik. | |||
| Turkmen | derejesi | ||
| Uzbek | daraja | ||
| The word "daraja" is derived from the Persian word "daragah" and also means "degree" or "level". | |||
| Uyghur | دەرىجىسى | ||
Rank in Pacific Languages
| Hawaiian | kūlana kiʻekiʻe | ||
| Maori | tūranga | ||
| In Maori, 'tūranga' can also refer to a chief's meeting house or a position of leadership. | |||
| Samoan | tulaga | ||
| The word 'tulaga' is also used to refer to the traditional social class system in Samoa. | |||
| Tagalog (Filipino) | ranggo | ||
| The word "ranggo" in Tagalog can also refer to a class or level, such as a social class or grade level. | |||
Rank in American Indigenous Languages
| Aymara | rank ukax utjiwa | ||
| Guarani | rango rehegua | ||
Rank in International Languages
| Esperanto | rango | ||
| Esperanto "rango" meaning "rank" is related to the word "rang" (meaning "rank" or "row") in many languages, including English and French. | |||
| Latin | nobilis | ||
| In the Roman Empire, Nobilis was only granted by birth; later it was given to individuals who held high political positions and were granted Senatorial status. | |||
Rank in Others Languages
| Greek | τάξη | ||
| In Ancient Greek, τάξις can also refer to military formations or social classes. | |||
| Hmong | qeb duas | ||
| "Qeb duas" translates to "rank" in English and is also a homonym for "bad odor". | |||
| Kurdish | çîn | ||
| The Kurdish word "çîn" also denotes a "row", a "line", and a "category". | |||
| Turkish | sıra | ||
| "Sıra" also means "turn" or "row" in Turkish. | |||
| Xhosa | isikhundla | ||
| The word "isikhundla" also refers to a traditional political and administrative unit in some Nguni cultures, similar to a ward or district. | |||
| Yiddish | ראַנג | ||
| The Yiddish word "ראַנג" can also refer to a row or line, as in a seating chart. | |||
| Zulu | isikhundla | ||
| The term "isikhundla" can also refer to a geographic subdivision within a district in Eswatini, similar to a sub-district or county. | |||
| Assamese | ৰেংক | ||
| Aymara | rank ukax utjiwa | ||
| Bhojpuri | रैंक के बा | ||
| Dhivehi | ރޭންކް | ||
| Dogri | रैंक | ||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | ranggo | ||
| Guarani | rango rehegua | ||
| Ilocano | ranggo | ||
| Krio | rank we gɛt di rank | ||
| Kurdish (Sorani) | پلە | ||
| Maithili | रैंक | ||
| Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯔꯦꯉ꯭ꯛ ꯂꯩ꯫ | ||
| Mizo | rank a ni | ||
| Oromo | sadarkaa | ||
| Odia (Oriya) | ମାନ୍ୟତା | ||
| Quechua | ranki | ||
| Sanskrit | rank | ||
| Tatar | дәрәҗәсе | ||
| Tigrinya | መዓርግ | ||
| Tsonga | xiyimo xa le henhla | ||