Dependance

[depɑ̃ˈdɑ̃ːs]

/[depɑ̃ˈdɑ̃ːs]/ noun

The verdict

“Dependance” is uncommon German (frequency #76,665 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,665
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zweigstelle, Filiale, Niederlassung

Corpus desk

Index DE-dependance · Dependance · German

Dependance · rank #76,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,665
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH demonstrieren…

Nearest frequency peer: demonstrierenden (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dependance“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dependance“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dependance
PropertyValue
HeadwordDependance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[depɑ̃ˈdɑ̃ːs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dependance“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dependancefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „demonstrierenden“ (#76,664), „detailreich“ (#76,666), „Dhaka“ (#76,667). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dependance“ bei #76,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dependance is uncommon German at frequency #76,665 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [depɑ̃ˈdɑ̃ːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Dependance has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dependance, spelled D-E-P-E-N-D-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zweigstelle, Filiale, Niederlassung
  2. 2
    Nebengebäude (zum Beispiel eines Hotelkomplexes oder eines Krankenhauses)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dependance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir eröffnen demnächst unsere Dependance in Konstanz.
  2. Bei unserem letzten Aufenthalt in Ihrem Hotel waren wir drüben in der Dependance untergebracht.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dependance"?
"Dependance" is spelled D-E-P-E-N-D-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [depɑ̃ˈdɑ̃ːs].
What does "Dependance" mean?
As a noun, "Dependance" means: Zweigstelle, Filiale, Niederlassung
How do you pronounce "Dependance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dependance" is [depɑ̃ˈdɑ̃ːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dependance" come from?
"Dependance" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dependance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list