# tenancy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛnənsi/ · frequency rank #26,624

## Definitions
1. Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.

## Etymology
From tenant + -cy.

## Easily confused with
- **tenant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenancy-vs-tenant)
- **tendency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenancy-vs-tendency)

## Common misspellings (11)
`etnancy`, `teanncy`, `tenacny`, `tenanccy`, `tenancyy`, `tenanncy`, `tenanyc`, `tennacy`, `tennancy`, `tneancy`, `ttenancy`

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