heritance
/ˈhɛrɪtən(t)s/obsolete
heritance is spelled H-E-R-I-T-A-N-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, heritance means “Inheritance; the act of inheriting or something inherited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of heritance is heritances.
How many letters and syllables are in heritance?
| Letters | 9: H-E-R-I-T-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 heritance?
Heritance appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 heritance?
- /ˈhɛrɪtən(t)s/
- /ˈhɛrətən(t)s/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heritance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicInheritance; the act of inheriting or something inherited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does heritance come from?
Inherited from Middle English heritaunce (“inheritance”), from Anglo-Norman heritance (“inheritance”); equivalent to herit + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).