pleasance
/ˈplɛzəns/noun
pleasance is spelled P-L-E-A-S-A-N-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Pleasance, the name). As a noun, pleasance means “A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pleasance is pleasances.
How many letters and syllables are in pleasance?
| Letters | 9: P-L-E-A-S-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th 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 pleasance?
Pleasance appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Pleasance, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pleasance?
- /ˈplɛzəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pleasance
- pleasances plural
- plaisance
- plaisaunce
- pleasaunce
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleasance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
- 2
obsoleteWillingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.
- 3
obsoleteThe feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pleasance come from?
From Middle English plaisaunce, plesaunce, from Old French plaisance. By surface analysis, please + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).