elance
/ɪˈlæns/obsolete
elance is spelled E-L-A-N-C-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, elance means “To throw like a lance; to hurl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elance?
| Letters | 6: E-L-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is elance?
Elance appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 elance?
- /ɪˈlæns/
- /ɪˈlɑːns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with elance?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as elance.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: enlace.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of elance
- elances present, singular, he/she/it
- elancing participle, present
- elanced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo throw like a lance; to hurl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does elance come from?
From French élancer (Old French eslancier), from es- (Latin ex) + French lancer (“to dart, throw”), from lance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).