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Greivance or grievance?

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

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greivance

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grievance

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Correct spelling: grievance. Misspelling: greivance.

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

Memory tip

Grieve + ance: I before E, and the ending is -ance.

Why people write “greivance”

The misspelling “greivance” is only one letter off: it writes EI instead of IE, the classic "i before e" trap.

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 grievance automatic.

What does “grievance” mean?

grievance noun

  1. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

    “holding a grudge”

    Synonyms:grudgescore

  2. an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
  3. a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Grievance” in a sentence

  • He filed a formal grievance.
  • Holding a grudge.

Is “grievance” a playable word?

g 2r 1i 1e 1v 4a 1n 1c 3e 1

15 points in Scrabble · 19 in Words With Friends

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

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

Grievance: quick answers

Is it greivance or grievance?
The correct spelling is grievance. “greivance” 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 grievance?
Grieve + ance: I before E, and the ending is -ance.
What does grievance mean?
Grievance means: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.