prance
/ˈpɹɑːns/verb, noun
prance is spelled P-R-A-N-C-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, prance means “To spring forward on the hind legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prance?
| Letters | 6: P-R-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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; 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 prance?
Prance appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 prance?
- UK /ˈpɹɑːns/
- UK [ˈpʰɹʷɑːns]
- Australia /ˈpɹɐːns/
Prance has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-prance.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prance?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prance from its last stressed vowel (/ɑns/, British pronunciation):
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 prance
- prances present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- prancing participle, present
- pranced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To spring forward on the hind legs.
- 2
colloquialTo strut about in a showy manner.
John's daughter was prancing about the sitting room, practicing for her school dance.
noun
- 1
A prancing movement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | se cabrer , parader |
| Portuguese | empinar , pavonear-se |
| Spanish | encabritarse, escarcear , pavonearse, alardear |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does prance come from?
From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).