# Penzance

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pɛnˈzæns/ · frequency rank #47,820

## Definitions
1. A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).
2. A special service area in the Regional Municipality of Sarnia, No. 221, Saskatchewan, Canada.
3. A locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.

## Etymology
From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

## Easily confused with
- **penance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penance-vs-penzance)

## Common misspellings (13)
`epnzance`, `penaznce`, `pennzance`, `penzacne`, `penzancce`, `penzanec`, `penzannce`, `penzence`, `penznace`, `penzzance`, `peznance`, `pnezance`, `ppenzance`

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