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Abundence or abundance?

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Correct spelling: abundance. Misspelling: abundence.

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Memory tip

It comes from abundant, so it keeps the A: abund-ANT becomes abund-ANCE.

Why people write “abundence”

The endings -ance and -ence sound identical in speech; this word takes -ance.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make abundance automatic.

What does “abundance” mean?

abundance noun

  1. the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

    “an age of abundance”

    Synonyms:copiousnessteemingness

  2. (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
  3. (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Abundance” in a sentence

  • The garden produced an abundance of tomatoes.
  • An age of abundance.

Is “abundance” a playable word?

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14 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“abundence” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ABUNDANCE.

Abundance: quick answers

Is it abundence or abundance?
The correct spelling is abundance. “abundence” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell abundance?
It comes from abundant, so it keeps the A: abund-ANT becomes abund-ANCE.
What does abundance mean?
Abundance means: the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply.