# nuisance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnjuː.səns/ · frequency rank #15,011

## Definitions
1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
3. Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

## Etymology
From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre. Doublet of nocence and nocency.

## Easily confused with
- **nuance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nuance-vs-nuisance)

## Common misspellings (12)
`niusance`, `nnuisance`, `nuiasnce`, `nuisacne`, `nuisancce`, `nuisanec`, `nuisannce`, `nuisence`, `nuisnace`, `nuissance`, `nusiance`, `unisance`

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