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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clancy

/ˈklænsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
clan-cy
IPA
/ˈklænsi/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An overflow or spillage.

name

An English surname from Irish.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Clancy of the Overflow, a character in a poem of that name (also in The Man from Snowy River) by Australian poet Banjo Patterson.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈklænsi/

Inflected Forms

clancies (plural) Clancys (plural) Clancey (alternative) Glancey (alternative) Glancy (alternative)

Rhymes With

fancy nancy fiancée fiancee yancey yancy dancy chancey chancy glancy schmancy dancey

Questions

How do you pronounce clancy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklænsi/.
What does clancy mean?
An overflow or spillage.
Where does clancy come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce clancy

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