outrance
/ˈuː.tɹɑ̃s/obsolete
outrance is spelled O-U-T-R-A-N-C-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outrance means “The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outrance is outrances.
How many letters and syllables are in outrance?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-R-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 outrance?
Outrance appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 outrance?
- /ˈuː.tɹɑ̃s/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with outrance?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as outrance.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: courante.
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).
What does outrance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outrance come from?
From Old French oltrance (modern outrance (“excess”)), from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).