# clemency

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklɛ.mən.si/ · frequency rank #29,971

## Definitions
1. The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
2. A pardon, commutation, or similar reduction, removal, or postponement of legal penalties by an executive officer of a state.
3. Mildness of weather.

## Etymology
From Middle English clemency, clemencie, from Latin clēmentia.
Gradually eclipsed Middle English clemence, from Old French clemence, from the same Latin origin.

## Easily confused with
- **clement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clemency-vs-clement)
- **Clemens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clemency-vs-clemens)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cclemency`, `celmency`, `cleemncy`, `clemecny`, `clemenccy`, `clemencyy`, `clemenncy`, `clemenyc`, `clemmency`, `clemnecy`, `cllemency`, `clmeency`, `lcemency`

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