endurance
en·du·rance/ɪnˈdʊɹəns/noun
endurance is spelled E-N-D-U-R-A-N-C-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (en·du·rance). It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, endurance means “The measure of a person's stamina or persistence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of endurance is endurances.
How many letters and syllables are in endurance?
| Letters | 9: E-N-D-U-R-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: en·du·rance |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 endurance?
Endurance appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 endurance?
- UK /ɪnˈdjʊəɹəns/
- UK /ɪnˈdjɔːɹəns/
- US /ɪnˈdʊɹəns/
Endurance has 3 syllables, split en·du·rance in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-endurance.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with endurance?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as endurance from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹəns/):
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 endurance
- endurances plural
- enduraunce
- indurance
- induraunce
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does endurance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.
- 2
An ability to endure hardship.
- 3
The length of time that a ship's rations will supply.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Endurance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | endurance |
| German | Ausdauer, Durchhaltevermögen , Widerstandsfähigkeit |
| Portuguese | resistência , firmeza |
| Spanish | resistencia, aguante, perduración |
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 endurance come from?
First attested in the late 15th century. From Middle French endurance, from Old French endurance. Morphologically endure + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).