invariance
/ɪnˈvæɹ.i.əns/noun
invariance is spelled I-N-V-A-R-I-A-N-C-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, invariance means “The property of being invariant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of invariance is invariances.
How many letters and syllables are in invariance?
| Letters | 10: I-N-V-A-R-I-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 invariance?
Invariance appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 invariance?
- UK /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.əns/
- UK /ɪnˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/
- US /ɪnˈvæɹ.i.əns/
Invariance has 4 syllables (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)-Flame,_not_lame-invariance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with invariance?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as invariance from its last stressed vowel (/æɹiəns/):
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 invariance
- invariances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invariance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being invariant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does invariance come from?
From in- + variance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).