valance
/ˈvæləns/noun
valance is spelled V-A-L-A-N-C-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, valance means “A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of valance is valances.
How many letters and syllables are in valance?
| Letters | 7: V-A-L-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th 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 valance?
Valance appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 valance?
- /ˈvæləns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-valance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of valance
- valances plural
- valaunce
- valence
- vallance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does valance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- 2
A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
- 3
A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from a bed, from beneath the mattress to the floor, used to conceal the box spring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.
- 4
A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.
- 5
A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).
- 6
The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does valance come from?
From Middle English valance, valans, valaunce, valence, valons. Origin uncertain. Probably from Anglo-Norman valaunce, valence, from valer (“go down, let down”), aphetic form of Old French avaler (“to descend, go down”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).