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Obediance or obedience?

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

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obediance

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obedience

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Correct spelling: obedience. Misspelling: obediance.

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Memory tip

Obedient becomes obedi-ENCE.

Why people write “obediance”

The endings -ence and -ance sound identical in speech; this word takes -ence.

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 obedience automatic.

What does “obedience” mean?

obedience noun

  1. the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

    Synonyms:obeisance

  2. the trait of being willing to obey
  3. behavior intended to please your parents

    “their children were never very strong on obedience”

    Synonyms:respect

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Obedience” in a sentence

  • The dog was trained in obedience.
  • Their children were never very strong on obedience.

Is “obedience” a playable word?

o 1b 3e 1d 2i 1e 1n 1c 3e 1

14 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

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

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

Obedience: quick answers

Is it obediance or obedience?
The correct spelling is obedience. “obediance” 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 obedience?
Obedient becomes obedi-ENCE.
What does obedience mean?
Obedience means: the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person.