Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rance

/ɹæns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: rance
IPA: /ɹæns/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A prop or shore.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A round or spreader between the legs of a chair.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To prop or shore up.

Transitive verb

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A river in Brittany, France, which flows into the English Channel.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: ranche, ramex

Usage

Inflected Forms

rances (plural) rances (present, singular) rancing (participle, present) ranced (participle, past) ranced (past)

Rhymes With

chance france dance advance finance romance stance enhance lance glance trance vance

Questions

How do you pronounce rance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹæns/.
What does rance mean?: A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
Where does rance come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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