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How to spell convenience

Convenience is spelled C-O-N-V-E-N-I-E-N-C-E.

What it means: Something that makes life easier or more comfortable.

In a sentence: Having a backpack with wheels is a great convenience when carrying heavy books. ▶

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear, and the order of ie.

Same family: convenient, inconvenient, inconvenience, conveniently, convention. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Convenience” comes from Latin “convenire,” meaning “to come together” or “to be suitable.” The idea of a public toilet as a “convenience” comes from it being a useful, suitable service provided in public spaces.

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