# nance

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #32,933

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of nancy (“an effeminate male homosexual”).

## Etymology
From nancy. As a verb, cf. prance, dance, and mince.

## Easily confused with
- **nice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nice)
- **none** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-none)
- **nine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nine)
- **Nate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nate)
- **nave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nave)
- **nani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nani)
- **nene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nene)
- **nang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nang)
- **nape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nape)
- **NAND** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nand)
- **narc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-narc)
- **nancy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nancy)
- **niece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-niece)
- **nanny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nanny)
- **Nanda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nanda)
- **narco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-narco)
- **nuance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nuance)
- **Nantes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nantes)
- **nuanced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nance-vs-nuanced)
- **nan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nan-vs-nance)

## Common misspellings (8)
`annce`, `nacne`, `nancce`, `nanec`, `nannce`, `nence`, `nnace`, `nnance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nance