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Guidence or guidance?

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

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Correct spelling: guidance. Misspelling: guidence.

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Memory tip

Guide + ance: guid-ANCE.

Why people write “guidence”

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 guidance automatic.

What does “guidance” mean?

guidance noun

  1. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

    Synonyms:counselcounselingcounsellingdirection

  2. the act of guiding or showing the way

    Synonyms:steering

  3. the act of setting and holding a course

    “a new council was installed under the direction of the king”

    Synonyms:steeringdirection

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Guidance” in a sentence

  • Thank you for your guidance.
  • A new council was installed under the direction of the king.

Is “guidance” a playable word?

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12 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

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

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

Guidance: quick answers

Is it guidence or guidance?
The correct spelling is guidance. “guidence” 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 guidance?
Guide + ance: guid-ANCE.
What does guidance mean?
Guidance means: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.