rance

\ʁɑ̃s\

/\ʁɑ̃s\/ adj

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The verdict

“rance” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,060. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,060
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit des corps gras qui, laissés au contact de l’air, ont pris une odeur forte et un goût désagréable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rance · rance · French

rance · rank #22,060 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,060
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ramenez

Nearest frequency peer: ramenez (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « rance »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « rance » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rance vs rare
60% similar
rance vs Rang
40% similar
rance vs raté
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rance
PropertyValue
Headwordrance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁɑ̃s\
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,060
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rance »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rancese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ramenez » (#22,059), « ratifié » (#22,061), « Rambouillet » (#22,058). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rance » est au #22,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rance (IPA \ʁɑ̃s\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,060 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rance, with forms such as "arnce", "racne", and "rancce". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rare", "Rang", "raté", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rance, spelled R-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit des corps gras qui, laissés au contact de l’air, ont pris une odeur forte et un goût désagréable.
  2. 2
    Qui s’est encore envenimé.
  3. 3
    Méprisable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce lard est rance.
  2. Cette huile, ce beurre est rance.

This word in other languages

rancid(English)rancio(Español)ranzig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arnce
  • racne
  • rancce
  • ranec
  • rannce
  • rnace
  • rrance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rance - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arnce2racne2rancce1ranec2rannce1rnace2rrance1
Edit distance from "rance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rance"?
"rance" is spelled R-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃s\.
What does "rance" mean?
As an adjective, "rance" means: Se dit des corps gras qui, laissés au contact de l’air, ont pris une odeur forte et un goût désagréable.
What words are commonly confused with "rance"?
"rance" is commonly confused with "rare", "Rang", "raté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rance" is \ʁɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rance" come from?
"rance" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pulls#22,050rimes#22,075Rodez#22,077rolls#22,078

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rosée7 variantsseller7 variantsseven7 variantssillon7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list