usance
"usance" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“usance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
Corpus desk
Index EN-usance · usance · English
usance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | usance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “usance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
usance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for usance in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English usaunce, from Old French usance. The correct English form is usance, spelled U-S-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The length of time permitted for the payment of a bill of exchange.
- 2Use.
- 3Customary or habitual usage.
- 4The interest paid on a borrowed sum, usury.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how usance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He lends out money gratis,and brings downe The rate of vſance here with vs in Venice.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English usaunce, from Old French usance.
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.