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How to pronounce nance

Say it like NANS. Nance is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

VoiceSpeed
US American/næns/NANS
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • NANS
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Nance pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. NANSSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.

What does nance mean?

noun
  1. Alternative form of nancy (“an effeminate male homosexual”).
verb
  1. To move in a prissy or stereotypically effeminate manner.
noun
  1. A large shrub or small tree of subtropical and tropical areas of the Americas, Byrsonima crassifolia, bearing a small, sweet, yellow fruit.

Where does nance come from?

From nancy. As a verb, cf.

Words that rhyme with nance

Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of nance.

Questions about saying nance

How do you pronounce nance?

Say NANS. The American pronunciation is /næns/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in nance?

Nance is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: NANS.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).