# admittance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ədˈmɪt.n̩s/ · frequency rank #36,849

## Definitions
1. The act of admitting.
2. Permission to enter, the power or right of entrance.
3. Actual entrance, reception.
4. The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.
5. The reciprocal of impedance.

## Etymology
From admit + -ance. Sense 5 was coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1887.

## Common misspellings (14)
`addmittance`, `adimttance`, `admitance`, `admitatnce`, `admittacne`, `admittancce`, `admittanec`, `admittannce`, `admittence`, `admittnace`, `admmittance`, `admtitance`, `amdittance`, `damittance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/admittance