redundance

/ɹɪˈdʌndəns/

//ɹɪˈdʌndəns// noun

"redundance" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“redundance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Redundancy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-redundance · redundance · English

redundance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for redundance
PropertyValue
Headwordredundance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈdʌndəns/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “redundance” in English

redundancesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

redundance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈdʌndəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Redundancy.".

redundance doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin redundantia. The correct English form is redundance, spelled R-E-D-U-N-D-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Redundancy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how redundance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Phlebotomy, many times neglected, may do much harm to the body, when there is a manifest redundance of bad humours and melancholy blood […]

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin redundantia.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "redundance"?
"redundance" is spelled R-E-D-U-N-D-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈdʌndəns/.
What does "redundance" mean?
As a noun, "redundance" means: Redundancy.
How do you pronounce "redundance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "redundance" is /ɹɪˈdʌndəns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "redundance"?
Borrowed from Latin redundantia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list