remittance
/ɹɪˈmɪtəns/noun
remittance is spelled R-E-M-I-T-T-A-N-C-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, remittance means “The act of sending money to someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of remittance is remittances.
How many letters and syllables are in remittance?
| Letters | 10: R-E-M-I-T-T-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is remittance?
Remittance appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 remittance?
- /ɹɪˈmɪtəns/
Remittance has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-remittance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of remittance
- remittances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remittance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of sending money to someone.
remittance advice
- 2
Money which is sent to someone, typically to someone in another country.
- 3
Money sent by a foreign worker back to their home country.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remittance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | remesa |
| French | virement |
| German | Geldüberweisung, Überweisung |
| Portuguese | remessa |
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 remittance come from?
From remit + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).