# rance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹæns/ · frequency rank #45,613

## Definitions
1. A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
2. A prop or shore.
3. A round or spreader between the legs of a chair.

## Etymology
From Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.

## Easily confused with
- **RNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rnc)
- **rate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rate)
- **rare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rare)
- **rice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rice)
- **rape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rape)
- **rank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rank)
- **rand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rand)
- **rang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rang)
- **rant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rant)
- **rave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rave)
- **Rene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rene)
- **rune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rune)
- **rani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rani)
- **range** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-range)
- **ranks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-ranks)
- **ranch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-ranch)
- **randy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-randy)
- **Royce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-royce)
- **rinse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-rinse)
- **Reece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rance-vs-reece)

## Common misspellings (8)
`arnce`, `racne`, `rancce`, `ranec`, `rannce`, `rence`, `rnace`, `rrance`

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