independence
in·de·pend·ence/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dəns/noun
independence is spelled I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E, 4 syllables: in·de·pend·ence. The wrong spelling people search most is independance: about 520 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026). Independence is a noun meaning “The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or…”. The plural of independence is independences.
How many letters and syllables are in independence?
| Letters | 12: I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·de·pend·ence |
| In writing | 38 times per million words; the 2,581st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 5; the most searched, independance, about 520 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell independence?
Independence is spelled I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-C-E. 5 wrong spellings are searched or written often enough to measure.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is independence?
Independence appears 38 times per million words in written English, the 2,581st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce independence?
- /ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dəns/
Independence has 4 syllables, split in·de·pend·ence in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-independence.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of independence
- independences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does independence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
In 1947, India gained independence from the British Empire.
- 2
The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate independence?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of independence: ind..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Independence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being independent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indépendance |
| German | Unabhängigkeit |
| Portuguese | independência |
| Spanish | independencia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does independence come from?
From French indépendance. Analyzable as in- + de- + pend + -ence or in- + dependence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).