conveyance
/kənˈveɪəns/
"conveyance" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conveyance” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #37,396 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,396
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An act or instance of conveying.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conveyance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kənˈveɪəns/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conveyance” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for conveyance is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈveɪəns/. Corpus data places it at rank #37,396 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for conveyance, with forms such as "cconveyance", "cnoveyance", and "conevyance". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English conveiance, conveyaunce, equivalent to convey + -ance. The correct English form is conveyance, spelled C-O-N-V-E-Y-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1An act or instance of conveying.
- 2An act or instance of conveying.
- 3A means of transporting, especially a vehicle.
- 4An instrument transferring title of an object from one person or group of persons to another.
Etymology
From Middle English conveiance, conveyaunce, equivalent to convey + -ance.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconveyance,cnoveyance,conevyance,connveyance,conveaynce,conveyacne,conveyancce,conveyanec,conveyannce,conveyence,conveynace,conveyyance,convveyance,convyeance,covneyance,ocnveyance
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conveyance - 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.
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.
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Using “conveyance”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-V-E-Y-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˈveɪəns/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.