hance
/hɑːns/noun
hance is spelled H-A-N-C-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hance means “A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hance is hances.
How many letters and syllables are in hance?
| Letters | 5: H-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hance?
Hance appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 hance?
- /hɑːns/
Hance has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hance
- hances present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- hancing participle, present
- hanced participle, past
- hanch
- haunch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
- 2
The arc of smaller radius at the springing of an elliptical or many-centred arch.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo raise, to elevate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hance come from?
Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).