Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vacance

/vəˈkæns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
va-cance
IPA
/vəˈkæns/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vacation.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French vacance, from Medieval Latin vacantia. Doublet of vacancy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: vacance, vacantia

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce vacance?
The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈkæns/.
What does vacance mean?
A vacation.
Where does vacance come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce vacance

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/vəˈkæns/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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