survivance
/sɚˈvaɪvəns/noun
survivance is spelled S-U-R-V-I-V-A-N-C-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, survivance means “Survival as a Native American or First Nations person practicing indigenous culture and resisting white European-American hegemony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of survivance is survivances.
How many letters and syllables are in survivance?
| Letters | 10: S-U-R-V-I-V-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is survivance?
Survivance appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 survivance?
- US /sɚˈvaɪvəns/
- UK /səˈvaɪvəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of survivance
- survivances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does survivance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicSurvival.
- 2
Survival as a Native American or First Nations person practicing indigenous culture and resisting white European-American hegemony.
Joyfully existing as a queer Indigenous person is an act of survivance and reclamation of ancient ways of knowing who we are and how we love.
- 3
CanadaThe survival of Francophone culture in the face of Anglo-American hegemony.
- 4
Succession to an estate, office etc. of someone who survives the previous holder, as nominated by them; survivorship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does survivance come from?
From French survivance. In reference to Native Americans, sometimes alternatively interpreted as a blend of survival + resistance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).