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Ambulanse or ambulance?

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

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ambulanse

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Correct spelling: ambulance. Misspelling: ambulanse.

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

Memory tip

The ending is -ance: think of an ambulANCE that's in a hurry to ADVANCE.

Why people write “ambulanse”

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

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 ambulance automatic.

What does “ambulance” mean?

ambulance noun

  1. a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Ambulance” in a sentence

  • Someone called an ambulance after the accident.

Is “ambulance” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 21 in Words With Friends

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

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

Ambulance: quick answers

Is it ambulanse or ambulance?
The correct spelling is ambulance. “ambulanse” 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 ambulance?
The ending is -ance: think of an ambulANCE that's in a hurry to ADVANCE.
What does ambulance mean?
Ambulance means: a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals.