# occupancy

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,144

## Definitions
1. The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
2. The period of time during which someone rents or otherwise occupies certain land or premises.
3. The specific use to which something occupied is put.
4. The expected frequency of a state.

## Etymology
From occupant + -cy.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`cocupancy`, `occpuancy`, `occuapncy`, `occupacny`, `occupanccy`, `occupancyy`, `occupanncy`, `occupanyc`, `occupnacy`, `occuppancy`, `ocucpancy`, `ocupancy`

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