# convenience

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈviːnɪəns/ · frequency rank #6,887

## Definitions
1. The quality of being convenient.
2. Any object that makes life more convenient; a helpful item.
3. A convenient time.
4. Ellipsis of public convenience (“a public lavatory”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin convenientia, from conveniens (“suitable”), present participle of convenire (“to come together, suit”). Doublet of convenance.

## Easily confused with
- **convenient** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convenience-vs-convenient)
- **convergence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convenience-vs-convergence)

## Common misspellings (17)
`cconvenience`, `cnovenience`, `conevnience`, `connvenience`, `conveinence`, `conveneince`, `conveniance`, `conveniecne`, `conveniencce`, `convenienec`, `conveniennce`, `conveninece`, `convennience`, `convneience`, `convvenience`, `covnenience`, `ocnvenience`

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