How to spell nuisance
nuisance
Nuisance is spelled N-U-I-S-A-N-C-E.
Not nuisence or nusiance.
Why is nuisance easy to misspell?
The word nuisance ends -ance, and the misspelling nuisence spells that ending by ear. No common -ant word stands beside it to settle the vowel, so the A is learned with the word, along with the U before the I: nui-sance.
-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 nuisance mean?
n. a person or thing causing annoyance
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