Adolesence or adolescence?
Did you mean adolescence? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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adolesence
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adolescence
Correct spelling: adolescence. Misspelling: adolesence.
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Memory tip
Keep the SC of adolescent, and end with -ence: adolesc-ENCE.
Why people write “adolesence”
The misspelling “adolesence” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.
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 adolescence automatic.
Other misspellings of “adolescence”
People also write “adolescance”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“adolescance”
Correct spelling: adolescence. Misspelling: adolescance.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The endings -ence and -ance sound identical in speech; this word takes -ence.
What does “adolescence” mean?
adolescence noun
- the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
- in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Adolescence” in a sentence
- Adolescence can be a confusing time.
Is “adolescence” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“adolesence” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ADOLESCENCE.