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Ignorence or ignorance?

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

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ignorence

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ignorance

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Correct spelling: ignorance. Misspelling: ignorence.

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

Memory tip

Ignorant becomes ignor-ANCE.

Why people write “ignorence”

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 ignorance automatic.

What does “ignorance” mean?

ignorance noun

  1. the lack of knowledge or education

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Ignorance” in a sentence

  • Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Is “ignorance” a playable word?

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12 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

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

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

Ignorance: quick answers

Is it ignorence or ignorance?
The correct spelling is ignorance. “ignorence” 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 ignorance?
Ignorant becomes ignor-ANCE.
What does ignorance mean?
Ignorance means: the lack of knowledge or education.