Appearence or appearance?
Did you mean appearance? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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appearence
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appearance
Correct spelling: appearance. Misspelling: appearence.
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Memory tip
Appear + ance: double P, ending in -ance.
Why people write “appearence”
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 appearance automatic.
Other misspellings of “appearance”
People also write “apperance”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“apperance”
Correct spelling: appearance. Misspelling: apperance.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “apperance” is only one letter off: it leaves out the A.
What does “appearance” mean?
appearance noun
- outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
Synonyms:
- the event of coming into sight
- formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
Synonyms:appearing
- a mental representation
“I tried to describe his appearance to the police”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Appearance” in a sentence
- He changed his appearance completely.
- I tried to describe his appearance to the police.
- The rookie made a brief appearance in the first period.
- They try to keep up appearances.
Is “appearance” a playable word?
16 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“appearence” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from APPEARANCE.