Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glancy

/ɡlˈænsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: glan-cy
IPA: /ɡlˈænsi/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of Clancy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Glancys (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce glancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈænsi/.
What does glancy mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does glancy come from?: Variant of Clancy.

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