remonstrance
/ɹɪˈmɒnstɹəns/
"remonstrance" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“remonstrance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest.
Corpus desk
Index EN-remonstrance · remonstrance · English
remonstrance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | remonstrance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈmɒnstɹəns/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “remonstrance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
remonstrance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈmɒnstɹəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for remonstrance, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French remonstrance (French remontrance). The correct English form is remonstrance, spelled R-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how remonstrance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Moreover, you must remember, even as children, Marie was ever more resolute than myself; and now, how little would she heed remonstrance of mine!
I have heard again and again, remonstrances have been addressed to me more than once, because of the condemnation which Democratic speakers so continually utter about the unnationality as well as the unconstitutionality of the Republican party.
Etymology
From Middle French remonstrance (French remontrance).
This word in other languages
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.