How to spell convenience
convenience
Convenience is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-I-E-N-C-E.
Not conveniance.
Why is convenience easy to misspell?
The word convenience ends -ence, and conveniance spells that ending by ear. The adjective convenient keeps the same E.
-ance and -ence flatten to the same sound in an unstressed syllable, so the ear cannot settle it. A relative often can: -ant goes with -ance and -ent with -ence (important, importance).
What does convenience mean?
noun. The state of being able to do something with ease or without difficulty.
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