Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penzance

/pɛnˈzæns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: pen-zance
IPA: /pɛnˈzæns/

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).

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Etymology

From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

Word Breakdown

Root: Pennsans

Rhymes With

chance come by chance france dance advance finance entrance romance stance enhance lance glance

Questions

How do you pronounce penzance?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛnˈzæns/.
What does penzance mean?: A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).
Where does penzance come from?: From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

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