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Insurrance or insurance?

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

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insurrance

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insurance

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Correct spelling: insurance. Misspelling: insurrance.

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

Memory tip

Insure + ance: the ending is -ance.

Why people write “insurrance”

The misspelling “insurrance” is only one letter off: it doubles the R, which insurance spells with just one.

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 insurance automatic.

What does “insurance” mean?

insurance noun

  1. promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
  2. written contract or certificate of insurance

    “you should have read the small print on your policy”

    Synonyms:policy

  3. protection against future loss

    Synonyms:indemnity

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Insurance” in a sentence

  • Do you have travel insurance?
  • You should have read the small print on your policy.

Is “insurance” a playable word?

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11 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends

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

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

Insurance: quick answers

Is it insurrance or insurance?
The correct spelling is insurance. “insurrance” 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 insurance?
Insure + ance: the ending is -ance.
What does insurance mean?
Insurance means: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company.