durance
/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹəns/obsolete
durance is spelled D-U-R-A-N-C-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, durance means “Imprisonment; forced confinement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of durance is durances.
How many letters and syllables are in durance?
| Letters | 7: D-U-R-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th 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 durance?
Durance appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 durance?
- /ˈd͡ʒʊəɹəns/
- /ˈdjʊəɹəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does durance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicImprisonment; forced confinement.
- 2
obsoleteDuration.
- 3
obsoleteEndurance, durability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does durance come from?
From Old French durance, from durer (“to last”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).