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Nusance or nuisance?

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

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nusance

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nuisance

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Correct spelling: nuisance. Misspelling: nusance.

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

Memory tip

U then I, and the ending -ance: nu-I-s-ANCE.

Why people write “nusance”

The misspelling “nusance” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.

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 nuisance automatic.

What does “nuisance” mean?

nuisance noun

  1. (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
  2. a bothersome annoying person

    “that kid is a terrible pain”

    Synonyms:pain

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Nuisance” in a sentence

  • The noise is a real nuisance.
  • That kid is a terrible pain.

Is “nuisance” a playable word?

n 1u 1i 1s 1a 1n 1c 3e 1

10 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

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

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

Nuisance: quick answers

Is it nusance or nuisance?
The correct spelling is nuisance. “nusance” 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 nuisance?
U then I, and the ending -ance: nu-I-s-ANCE.
What does nuisance mean?
Nuisance means: (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive.