attendance

/əˈtɛn.dəns/

//əˈtɛn.dəns// noun

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"attendance" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“attendance” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,389
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.

Corpus desk

Index EN-attendance · attendance · English

attendance · rank #5,389 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,389
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH artistic

Nearest frequency peer: artistic (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “attendance”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “attendance” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

attendance vs attendant
80% similar
attendance vs attendants
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for attendance
PropertyValue
Headwordattendance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈtɛn.dəns/
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,389
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “attendance”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).attendancelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “artistic” (#5,388), “aviation” (#5,390), “approaching” (#5,387). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “attendance” is #5,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around attendance (IPA /əˈtɛn.dəns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,389 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for attendance, with forms such as "atendance", "atetndance", and "attednance". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "attendant", "attendants", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre (“to attend, listen”). The correct English form is attendance, spelled A-T-T-E-N-D-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
  2. 2
    A tally or listing of the persons present.
  3. 3
    The frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.
  4. 4
    Attention paid to something; careful regard.
  5. 5
    Maid service.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how attendance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Attendance at the meeting is required.
  2. All those in attendance are to sign this slip.

Etymology

From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre (“to attend, listen”).

This word in other languages

asistencia(Español)présence(Français)Anwesenheit(Deutsch)presença(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atendance
  • atetndance
  • attednance
  • attenadnce
  • attendacne
  • attendancce
  • attendanec
  • attendannce
  • attenddance
  • attendence
  • attendnace
  • attenndance
  • attnedance
  • tatendance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attendance - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atendance1atetndance2attednance2attenadnce2attendacne2attendancce1attendanec2attendannce1
Edit distance from "attendance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "attendance"?
"attendance" is spelled A-T-T-E-N-D-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈtɛn.dəns/.
What does "attendance" mean?
As a noun, "attendance" means: The act of attending; the state of being present; presence.
What words are commonly confused with "attendance"?
"attendance" is commonly confused with "attendant", "attendants". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "attendance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attendance" is /əˈtɛn.dəns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "attendance"?
From Middle English attendance, from Old French atendance, from atendre (“to attend, listen”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "attendance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list