affirmance
noun
affirmance is spelled A-F-F-I-R-M-A-N-C-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, affirmance means “The act of affirming, affirmation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of affirmance is affirmances.
How many letters and syllables are in affirmance?
| Letters | 10: A-F-F-I-R-M-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is affirmance?
Affirmance appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of affirmance
- affirmances plural
- affirmaunce
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does affirmance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of affirming, affirmation
- 2
A decision upholding the decision of a lower court or agency
The District [of Columbia] authored an amicus brief on behalf of 18 states urging affirmance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).