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Acceptence or acceptance?

Did you mean acceptance? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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acceptence

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acceptance

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Correct spelling: acceptance. Misspelling: acceptence.

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Memory tip

Accept + ance: the ending is -ance, as in performance and appearance.

Why people write “acceptence”

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 acceptance automatic.

Other misspellings of “acceptance”

People also write “acceptanse”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“acceptanse”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: acceptance. Misspelling: acceptanse.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

The misspelling “acceptanse” is only one letter off: it uses S in place of C; the two letters can sound alike here.

What does “acceptance” mean?

acceptance noun

  1. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

    “he gave credence to the gossip”

    Synonyms:credence

  2. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

    “its adoption by society”

    Synonyms:adoptionacceptationespousal

  3. the state of being acceptable and accepted

    “torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club”

  4. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Acceptance” in a sentence

  • He was thrilled to get his letter of acceptance.
  • He gave credence to the gossip.
  • Its adoption by society.
  • Torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club.

Is “acceptance” a playable word?

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18 points in Scrabble · 23 in Words With Friends

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

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

Acceptance: quick answers

Is it acceptence or acceptance?
The correct spelling is acceptance. “acceptence” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “acceptanse” is wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell acceptance?
Accept + ance: the ending is -ance, as in performance and appearance.
What does acceptance mean?
Acceptance means: the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true.