continuance
con·tin·u·ance/kənˈtɪnjuəns/noun
continuance is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-N-C-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables (con·tin·u·ance). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, continuance means “The action of continuing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of continuance is continuances.
How many letters and syllables are in continuance?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: con·tin·u·ance |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 continuance?
Continuance appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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).
How do you pronounce continuance?
- US /kənˈtɪnjuəns/
- UK /kənˈtɪnjʊəns/
Continuance has 4 syllables, split con·tin·u·ance in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-continuance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of continuance
- continuances plural
- continuaunce
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does continuance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of continuing.
Now stands the Brere like a lord alone, / Puffed up with pryde and vaine pleasaunce. / But all this glee had no continuaunce: / For eftsones winter gan to approche; / The blustering Boreas did encroche, / And beate upon the solitarie Brere;
- 2
The period during which something continues or goes on; duration.
- 3
USAn order issued by a court granting a postponement of a legal proceeding for a set period.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Continuance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The action of continuing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | continuation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does continuance come from?
From Middle English continuance, contynuaunce, from Old French continuance, from continuer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).